Multifocal pseudotumour in a single limb

A 13‐year‐old boy with severe haemophilia presented at the National Centre with gross swelling of his foot and infrapatella area, and reported that several months previously he had kicked a football and had instantly developed a bleed in his foot. Despite replacement factor the swelling failed to su...

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Published in:Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia 1997-01, Vol.3 (1), p.50-53
Main Authors: HEIM, M., HOROSZOWSKI, H., SCHULMAN, S., VARON, D., BARZILAI, A., ENGELBERG, S., MARTINOWITZ, U.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Medicin och hälsovetenskap
multifocal pseudotumours
single limb
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Summary:A 13‐year‐old boy with severe haemophilia presented at the National Centre with gross swelling of his foot and infrapatella area, and reported that several months previously he had kicked a football and had instantly developed a bleed in his foot. Despite replacement factor the swelling failed to subside. He had ambulated for a while using crutches and when he eventually presented himself the X‐rays revealed two separate pseudotumours. The patient underwent a transfemoral amputation.
ISSN:1351-8216
1365-2516
DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2516.1997.00072.x