Synovial Cyst as an Uncommon Cause of Radiculopathy

Haemorrhagic lumbar synovial cyst. A cause of acute radiculopathy.

A total of 254 cases of synovial cysts of the spine have been reported in the English literature, but only eight have been associated with haemorrhage. We describe a 55-year-old man with acute radiculopathy resulting from haemorrhage involving a synovial cyst at a lumbar facet joint. Traumatic factors could have caused bleeding around or into the synovial cyst. Treatment by resection of the cys...

An uncommon cause of lumbar radiculopathy.

An Uncommon Cause of Neonatal Hypertension

Background: Adrenal hematoma is a very rare acquired cause of neonatal hypertension. In this study, we report a case of neonatal hypertension associated with adrenal hematoma. A male neonate was immediately transferred to our neonatal intensive care unit after delivery due to meconium aspiration. He needed to be on mechanical ventilation support. During his hospital stay, hospital records showe...

Sacral extradural cyst: an uncommon cause of low back pain.

Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Pancreatitis: an Uncommon Cause of Pancreatitis