Subgaleal hematoma from hair braiding leads to the diagnosis of von Willebrand disease

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 316-318

  Raffini, Leslie ^a,b   Tsarouhas, Nicholas ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hair braiding; Scalp hematoma; Subgaleal hematoma; Von Willebrand disease

Indexed keywords

DESMOPRESSIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; GENETIC DISORDER; HAIR BRAIDING; HAIRDRESSER; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; SCALP; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE;

EID: 2442546291     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000125661.50937.fc     Document Type: Article

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