Spinal cord intramedullary hemorrhage (hematomyelia) after use of sildenafil: A very rare complication

İsmail Taşkent; Hanefi Yıldırım

doi:10.28982/josam.635056

Authors

İsmail Taşkent https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6278-7863
Hanefi Yıldırım https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6204-6392

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.635056

Keywords:

Intramedullary hemorrhage, Hematomyelia, Cervical cord, Sildenafil

Abstract

Sildenafil’s complications include intracranial hemorrhage along with others, however, spinal cord intramedullary hemorrhage (Hematomyelia) after using sildenafil has not been previously reported. We herein present the case of a 50-year-old male patient who was referred to the Neurology department with pain and numbness radiating to the left arm after use of sildenafil. He was diagnosed with hematomyelia after various diagnostic tests. Other pathologies that might have caused hematomyelia were ruled out.

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