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Transfusional iron overload presenting as choroid plexus hemosiderosis
Authors:
D E Sossa ,
Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Division, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, US
F Chiang,
Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Division, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, US
A R Verde,
Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Division, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, US
D G Sossa,
Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Division, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, US
M Castillo
Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Division, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, US
Abstract
Case 1. A 16-year-old female patient with a history of Diamond-Blackfan Anemia (DBA) treated with repeated transfusions every 3-4 weeks and chelation therapy since infancy presents with transient syncope. Her symptoms progress to include headache, dizziness, and numbness of her right arm, right side of her face, lips, and tongue. MRI of the brain was performed, demonstrating a small frontal subarachnoid hemorrhage (not shown) and dark signal intensity throughout the choroid plexus (Fig. A, B) on susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI).
How to Cite:
Sossa DE, Chiang F, Verde AR, Sossa DG, Castillo M. Transfusional iron overload presenting as choroid plexus hemosiderosis. JBR-BTR. 2013;96(6):391. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/jbr-btr.474
Published on
01 Nov 2013.
Peer Reviewed
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