Subgaleal hematoma from hair braiding: Case report and literature review

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 821-823

  Vu, Tien T ^a,b,c   Guerrera, Michael F ^a   Hamburger, Ellen K ^a   Klein, Bruce L ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hair braiding; Head injury; Scalp hemorrhage; Subgaleal hematoma

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAIR; HEAD INJURY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBGALEAL HEMATOMA;

CHILD; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; SCALP; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 11144290099     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000148031.99339.b7     Document Type: Review

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