Posttraumatic subgaleal and orbital hematoma due to factor XIII deficiency.

J Neurosurg Pediatr

Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.

Published: February 2011

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The authors report on a 6-year-old boy who presented with a tense subgaleal hematoma and proptosis 2 weeks after a minor head injury that were successfully managed by continuous closed-system drainage and blood transfusion. At evaluation he was found to have a transient mild factor XIII deficiency.

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