Computed tomography diagnosis of acute facial swelling in an adult hemophiliac

Acute facial swelling can be life threatening due to airway obstruction. Hemophiliac patients presenting with acute facial swelling must have accurate and expedient diagnosis. We report the case of acute non traumatic swelling in a hemophiliac patient that was easily and accurately diagnosed by the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of emergency medicine 1989-06, Vol.18 (6), p.681-683
Hauptverfasser:	Kuhlmann, Thomas P, Abidin, Michael R, Neal, Daniel A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Disease Adult Airway Obstruction - complications Biological and medical sciences computed tomography Edema - etiology Emergencies Face - diagnostic imaging Facial Pain - diagnostic imaging Facial Pain - etiology facial swelling Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases Hemophilia A - complications Hemophilia A - diagnostic imaging Humans Male Medical sciences Platelet diseases and coagulopathies Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	Acute facial swelling can be life threatening due to airway obstruction. Hemophiliac patients presenting with acute facial swelling must have accurate and expedient diagnosis. We report the case of acute non traumatic swelling in a hemophiliac patient that was easily and accurately diagnosed by the use of computed tomography scan.
ISSN:	0196-0644 1097-6760
DOI:	10.1016/S0196-0644(89)80528-1