Subgaleal hematoma in a child with Sturge-Weber syndrome: to prevent stroke-like episodes, is treatment with aspirin advisable?
METHODS
A subgaleal hematoma (SGH) occurred in a young patient with Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) who was treated with aspirin after a mild head trauma.


METHODS
A 4-year-old child with SWS, who was chronically treated with aspirin at an antiplatelet dosage of 3 mg/kg per day, presented with extensive SGH and significant anemia after a mild head trauma.


CONCLUSIONS
It is conceivable that the minor head trauma and chronic use of aspirin caused the SGH. Based on this event, the chronic use of aspirin in young patients with SWS, as suggested to prevent stroke-like episodes, is disputable.
Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 78, 95123, Catania, Italy. coicoico@hotmail.com
Filippo
F
Greco
Agata
A
Fiumara
Giovanni
G
Sorge
Lorenzo
L
Pavone
D001241:Aspirin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012535:Scalp; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013341:Sturge-Weber Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed
D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D001241:Aspirin