[Cranial hemophilic pseudotumor].
The haemophilic pseudotumor is defined as an encased hematoma that increases of volume progressively by episodes of recurrent hemorrhage. It is a rare complication of haemophilia occurring in 1-2% of patients with moderate or severe factor VIII or IX deficiency. Its more frequent location is in the long bones of low extremities and pelvis. We report a case of a 21-year-old man with moderate deficiency of factor VIII (19% of normal factor VIII activity) that developed a pseudotumor in the cranium. To our knowledge, this is the third case of the cranial hemophilic pseudotumor in medical literature.
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Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Lazo
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Lourido
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Domínguez
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D000328:Adult; D005169:Factor VIII / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000150:complications*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012886:Skull / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
D005169:Factor VIII