Percutaneous Drainage of an Iliopsoas Hematoma in a Hemophilia Patient

J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2020 Oct;42(7):e683-e685. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001503.

Abstract

In patients with hemophilia, the usual treatment for both iliopsoas hematoma and associated femoral nerve compression is conservative. The case presented herein is a moderate hemophilia A patient with significant femoral neuropathy due to iliopsoas hematoma whose symptoms could not be managed with an aggressive factor VIII replacement program for >2 weeks. An unusual treatment option - percutaneous catheter insertion and aspiration of the hematoma - alleviated the examination findings and reversed his abilities.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Drainage / methods*
  • Factor VIII / genetics
  • Hematoma / etiology
  • Hematoma / pathology
  • Hematoma / therapy*
  • Hemophilia A / complications*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prognosis

Substances

  • F8 protein, human
  • Factor VIII