Case report: spinal extradural haematoma in haemophilia-A--a diagnosis not to be missed.
A child with severe haemophilia-A is reported who developed an extensive spinal extradural haematoma. He was successfully treated with intensive replacement therapy after attempted surgical decompression failed. The importance of early diagnosis is stressed and the potential value of magnetic resonance imaging for monitoring haematoma maturity is discussed.
Department of Haematology, King Khalid National Guard Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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McGuinness
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male