학술논문
Cervical spinal cord infarction associated with the use of oral contraceptives for the treatment of acne in a healthy young woman.
Document Type
Case Study
Author
Source
Subject
*SPINAL cord diseases
*MAGNETIC resonance imaging
*INFARCTION
*ORAL contraceptives
*ACNE
*DIAGNOSIS
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ISSN
0022-3859
Abstract
The article presents a case study of a 38-year-old woman who visited doctor just after she felt severe pain in the back portion of her neck on waking up. Gradually she started feeling numbness and weakness in her limbs. After diagnosis it was revealed that the cervical spinal cord infarction was linked with the use of oral contraceptives by her for the treatment of acne.