Recurrent haematomas of the thigh: A case of von Willebrand's disease presenting to a sports clinic

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 122-123

  Owens, Simon ^a   Baglin, Trevor ^a  

^a CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Haematoma; Haemophilia; Sports clinic; Von Willebrand's disease

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DESMOPRESSIN ACETATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLEEDING TIME; CASE REPORT; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HEMATOMA; HEMOPHILIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPORT INJURY; SURGERY; THIGH; TOOTH EXTRACTION; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE;

ADULT; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE; THIGH; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE;

EID: 0034118924     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.34.2.122     Document Type: Article

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