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Case report of nasal pseudotumor – a rare presentation in severe haemophilia A with high titre inhibitors Cover

Case report of nasal pseudotumor – a rare presentation in severe haemophilia A with high titre inhibitors

The Journal of Haemophilia Practice
Volume 8 (2021): Issue 1 (January 2021)
By: Prakas Kumar Mandal,  Malini Garg,  Debasis Gantait and  Utpal Jana  
Open Access
|Mar 2021

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A case report from Kolkata, India, highlights the possibility of treating a high titre inhibitor with rituximab, and the identification of a pseudotumor as the cause of epistaxis.
A case report from Kolkata, India, highlights the possibility of treating a high titre inhibitor with rituximab, and the identification of a pseudotumor as the cause of epistaxis.

Figure 1

A. Swelling at the root of nose and forehead after trauma due to fall; B. Nasal swelling persisted and gradually started increasing in size; C. CT scan showing a lobulated expansile soft tissue mass in the bilateral anterior nasal space; D. The soft tissue mass was excised –grossly there were only old clots inside; E. Day seven post-operatively, the child did not have any further bleeding episodes; F. The child has been under regular follow-up for the last three years and is on continued prophylaxis.
A. Swelling at the root of nose and forehead after trauma due to fall; B. Nasal swelling persisted and gradually started increasing in size; C. CT scan showing a lobulated expansile soft tissue mass in the bilateral anterior nasal space; D. The soft tissue mass was excised –grossly there were only old clots inside; E. Day seven post-operatively, the child did not have any further bleeding episodes; F. The child has been under regular follow-up for the last three years and is on continued prophylaxis.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17225/jhp00172 | Journal eISSN: 2055-3390
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Language: English
Page range: 11 - 14
Published on: Mar 3, 2021
Published by: Haemnet Ltd
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
haemophilia with inhibitors,
rituximab,
nasal pseudotumor,
surgical removal,
case report
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Basic medical science,
Basic medical science, other,
Clinical medicine,
Clinical medicine, other,
Pharmacy,
Pharmacology

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