title: Posttraumatic subgaleal and orbital hematoma due to factor XIII deficiency.
abstract: The authors report on a 6-year-old boy who presented with a tense subgaleal hematoma and proptosis 2 weeks after a minor head injury that were successfully managed by continuous closed-system drainage and blood transfusion. At evaluation he was found to have a transient mild factor XIII deficiency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Manikandan S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Natarajan
authors.forename: Krishna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Prabhu
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Braganza
authors.forename: Ari G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Chacko
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D005177:Factor XIII Deficiency / Q000150:complications*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D012886:Skull