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Necrotizing myelopathy complicating Hodgkin's disease
Archives of Neurology
|September 1, 1979
Summary
Necrotizing myelopathy, a rare complication of Hodgkin's disease, was caused by severe spinal cord blood vessel inflammation (vasculitis). This vasculitis led to segmental spinal cord tissue death.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Oncology
- Pathology
Background:
- Hodgkin's disease is a cancer of the lymphatic system.
- Complications of Hodgkin's disease can affect various organ systems.
- Necrotizing myelopathy is a severe condition affecting the spinal cord.