Head Trauma in Children with Congenital Coagulation Disorders

Citation:

Dietrich AM, James CD, King DR, Ginn-Pease ME, Cecalupo AJ: Head trauma in children with congenital coagulation disorders. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 29(1):28-32, January 1994.

Abstract

Notes:

• There was a delay of between 2 days to 2 weeks in presentation of seven of the children. One child who came in two weeks after injury was not previously known to have hemophilia.
• Three of these children had skull fractures.
• The most frequent history given was a simple fall at play.
• Intracranial bleeding has been reported in 2-13% of children with hemophilia and von Willebrand's disease.
• In the absence of child abuse, an inherited coagulation disorder should be suspected.