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Examen VDRL en LCR - Riesgos

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Batería de pruebas de laboratorios de investigación de enfermedades venéreas en LCR

Cuáles son los riesgos:

  • Los riesgos de la punción lumbar abarcan:
    • Reacción de hipersensibilidad (alérgica) a la anestesia
    • Molestia durante el examen
    • Dolor de cabeza después del examen
    • Sangrado dentro del conducto raquídeo
    • Hernia cerebral (si se realiza en una persona con aumento de la presión intracraneal) que puede ocasionar daño cerebral o muerte
    • Daño a la médula espinal o raíces nerviosas
  • Fecha de revisión: 6/18/2007
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Mark Levin, MD, Division of Infectious Disease, MacNeal Hospital, Berwyn, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for Syphilis Infection: Recommendation Statement. Ann Fam Med 2004; 2: 362-365.
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