Atraumatic Spinal Epidural Hematoma as Initial Presentation of Hemophilia A in an Infant

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Nov 1;37(11):e772-e774. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001793.

Abstract

Hemophilia A is characterized by deficiency of factor VIII. We present a unique, illustrative case of an infant with a short history of neck pain and irritability without neurological deficits who was found to have a spinal epidural hematoma. The subsequent investigation for the etiology, including workup for nonaccidental trauma, led to a diagnosis of severe hemophilia A.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal* / diagnosis
  • Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal* / diagnostic imaging
  • Hemophilia A* / complications
  • Hemophilia A* / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neck Pain