Spinal epidural hematoma in an infant as the initial presentation of severe hemophilia.
We describe the clinical manifestations, radiographic features, and management options of an extensive spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma in a 7-month boy who had severe hemophilia that had not been previously diagnosed, despite a baseline factor VIII level less than 1% of normal. We believe this to be the youngest reported case of a symptomatic spontaneous spinal epidural hemorrhage in an infant subsequently initially establishing a diagnosis of hemophilia.
Kalina
Peter
P
Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. kalina.peter@mayo.edu
Morris
Jonathan
J
Raffel
Corey
C
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D046748:Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed