Hemoptysis as the Presenting Clinical Sign of a T8-T9 Spine Fracture with Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis Changes

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a noninflammatory degenerative disease that affects multiple spine levels and, in combination with osteoporosis, makes vertebrae more prone to fractures, especially in elderly people. We describe a rare case of thoracic fracture in an ankylosed spin...

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Main Authors: Ioannis Siasios, John Pollina, Vassilios G. Dimopoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7657652