Comparison between natural rubber knee support and sponge knee support on the protection of knee joint: A crossover randomized controlled study among patients with bleeding disorders.

Background And Aims: Knee support, frequently made from sponge, is used to reduce injury. Sponge has less elasticity and durability compared with natural rubber. To our knowledge, there was no study that demonstrated the effectiveness of natural rubber and sponge in prevention of injury in children with bleeding disorders.

National strategic advocacy to manage patients with inherited bleeding disorders in low and lower-middle income countries.

Introduction: Inherited bleeding disorders (IBDs) including hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, platelet disorders, mucocutaneous bleeding disorders and coagulation factor deficiencies are rarely found and under-recognized in low and lower-middle-income countries. Some patients succumbed to serious bleeding without diagnosis and treatment during childhood.

Area Covered: Diagnosis, management, and prevention should be integrated into the existing health care system.

Iliopsoas haemorrhage complicated by femoral neuropathy in patients with haemophilia: a case series report.

Objectives: The study aimed to determine the incidence of femoral neuropathy in patients with haemophilia exhibiting iliopsoas haemorrhage.

Methods: Patients with iliopsoas haemorrhage confirmed by ultrasonography or CT scan were studied retrospectively.

Results: A total of 44 episodes of iliopsoas haemorrhage occurred in 20 patients with haemophilia (A17, B3).

Claw Hand Deformity: A Rare Complication of Herpes Zoster.

Distal upper extremity weakness is a rare complication after herpes zoster, which can be easily misdiagnosed by other nerve entrapment syndromes. We present a 31-year-old immunocompromised woman who developed a claw-like deformity of her right hand after full medical treatment and resolution of herpes zoster. The electrodiagnostic finding was compatible with right multiple mononeuropathies of the median and ulnar nerves, ongoing axonal loss, unlike the nerve entrapment patterns.