Intracranial haemorrhage in a boy with severe haemophilia A and factor VIII inhibitor.
BACKGROUND
This report describes the case of a boy with severe haemophilia A and factor VIII inhibitor who suffered subarachnoid haemorrhage at age 7 years, followed by bleeding in the right cerebellar hemisphere and an epidural haematoma at age 12 years.


METHODS
The patient received intensive replacement treatment leading to reversal of neurological signs and symptoms and resorption of haematomas, as demonstrated by CT scans.
Laguna
Pawel
P
Department of Paediatrics, Haematology and Oncology, Warsaw Medical University, Marszałkowska 24, 00-576 Warsaw, Poland. skazy@litewska.edu.pl
Klukowska
Anna
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D002648:Child; D005169:Factor VIII / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D015944:Factor VIIIa / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D015944:Factor VIIIa; D005169:Factor VIII