Computed tomography diagnosis of acute facial swelling in an adult hemophiliac.
Acute facial swelling can be life-threatening due to airway obstruction. Hemophiliac patients presenting with acute facial swelling must have accurate and expedient diagnosis. We report the case of acute nontraumatic swelling in a hemophiliac patient that was easily and accurately diagnosed by the use of computed tomography scan.
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Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Hospitals, Charlottesville 22908.
Abidin
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Neal
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000150:complications; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D004630:Emergencies; D005145:Face / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed