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Case reportComputed tomography diagnosis of acute facial swelling in an adult hemophiliac

Thomas P Kuhlmann - No affiliation found

1989/06/01 Full-length article DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(89)80528-1 Journal: Annals of Emergency Medicine

Abstract:

Acute facial swelling can be life threatening due to airway obstruction. Hemophiliac patients presenting with acute facial swelling must have accurate and expedient diagnosis. We report the case of acute non traumatic swelling in a hemophiliac patient that was easily and accurately diagnosed by the use of computed tomography scan.