Pseudotumor and arthropathy in the knees of a hemophiliac

A 16-year-old boy migrated to the United States from Azerbaijan to obtain care for a chronic medical condition. He had been intermittently wheelchair-bound after several years of recurrent swelling and pain in the knees, ankles, and right elbow. One month before presentation, despite having no histo...

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Published in:Skeletal radiology 1996-01, Vol.25 (1), p.85-87
Main Authors: GAARY, E, GORLIN, J. B, JARAMILLO, D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Biological and medical sciences
Chronic Disease
Granuloma, Plasma Cell - diagnosis
Granuloma, Plasma Cell - etiology
Hemarthrosis - diagnosis
Hemarthrosis - etiology
Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases
Hemophilia A - complications
Humans
Knee Joint - diagnostic imaging
Knee Joint - pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Platelet diseases and coagulopathies
Radiography
Recurrence
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Summary:A 16-year-old boy migrated to the United States from Azerbaijan to obtain care for a chronic medical condition. He had been intermittently wheelchair-bound after several years of recurrent swelling and pain in the knees, ankles, and right elbow. One month before presentation, despite having no history of trauma, he developed pain in his right knee severe enough to prevent ambulation. The diagnosis was hemophilic pseudotumor of the medial condyle of the left femur together with hemophilic arthropathy of the right knee.
ISSN:0364-2348
1432-2161
DOI:10.1007/s002560050040