Skip to main content

Advertisement

SpringerLink
Log in

Spinal epidural hematoma in an infant as the initial presentation of severe hemophilia

  • Case Report
  • Published:
Emergency Radiology Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

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.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Kirwan R, Saigal G, Faingold R, O’Gorman A (2004) Nontraumatic acute and subacute enhancing spinal epidural hematoma mimicking a tumor in a child. Pediatr Radiol 34:499–502

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  2. Irwin S, Attia M (2001) Atraumatic spinal epidural hematoma in an infant with hemophilia A. Pediatr Emerg Care 17:40–41

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  3. Cuvelier GD, Davis JH, Purves EC, Wu JK (2006) Torticollis as a sign of cervico-thoracic epidural haematoma in an infant with severe haemophila A. Haemophilia 12:683–686

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  4. Pai SB, Maiya PP (2006) Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma in a toddler. Child’s Nerv Sys 22:526–529

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Sheikh A, Abildgaard C (1994) Medical management of extensive spinal epidural hematoma in a child with factor IX deficiency. Pediatr Emerg Care 10:26–29

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA

    Peter Kalina, Jonathan Morris & Corey Raffel

Authors
  1. Peter Kalina
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Jonathan Morris
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Corey Raffel
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Peter Kalina.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Kalina, P., Morris, J. & Raffel, C. Spinal epidural hematoma in an infant as the initial presentation of severe hemophilia. Emerg Radiol 15, 281–284 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-007-0667-0

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-007-0667-0

Keywords

Search

Navigation