Hemophilia and child abuse as possible causes of epidural hematoma: case report

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Fernando Campos Gomes Pinto²  Fabrizio Frutos Porro²  Liliana Suganuma¹  Ricardo Bragança De Vasconcellos Fontes¹  Almir Ferreira De Andrade¹  Raul Marino Jr¹ 

[1] ,University of São Paulo Medical SchoolSão Paulo SP ,Brazil

关键词: hemophilia A;    child abuse;    epidural hematoma;    hemofilia A;    abuso infantil;    hematoma extradural;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2003000600026

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

INTRODUCTION: Head trauma is an important consequence of child abuse. Specific pathophysiological mechanisms in child abuse are responsible for the ''whiplash shaken-baby syndrome'', which would favour the occurrence of intracranial hemorrhages. CASE REPORT: We report the case of a child who developed epidural hematoma following minor-intensity head trauma. Initial diagnosis of child abuse was made, but subsequent investigation led to the diagnosis of hemophilia A. CONCLUSION: Even though epidural hematoma is not closely associated with child abuse, this aethiology must always be considered when the reported trauma mechanism is out of proportion to the magnitude of the encountered lesions.

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