title: Gastrointestinal haemorrhage in a haemophiliac due to a jejunal haemangioma.
abstract: Spontaneous mucosal bleeding is not uncommon in hereditary coagulation factor deficiencies and is usually due to a local lesion. We report a case of repeated episodes of melaena in a known haemophiliac caused by a cavernous haemangioma in the jejunum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sitaram
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Booshanam
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chandy
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kurian
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000150:complications*; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007580:Jejunal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D012007:Rectum