Abstract
Extramedullary hematopoiesis is a compensatory response in patients with thalassemia and other chronic anemia and can result in compressive myelopathy, if untreated. Two young adults with history of thalassemia presented with symptoms of spinal cord compression. Presence of extramedullary hematopoiesis was confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging. Both the patients were treated with blood hypertransfusion and showed improvement clinically and radiologically. Although there are various options in the management of such condition, including decompression surgery and radiation treatment, hypertransfusion can be very effective even in severe compression of the spinal cord. Hypertransfusion should be tried as the first line of management in patients with thalassemia presenting with compressive myelopathy to decrease the bulk of extramedullary hematopoietic tissue.
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