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Christmas disease and pyloromyotomy
Author(s) -
GALLAGHER T.M.,
DARLING R.,
POTTS S.R.,
DEMPSEY S.,
CREAN P.M.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1111/j.1460-9592.1992.tb00227.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pyloromyotomy , haemophilia , disease , pediatrics , family history , general surgery , surgery , pylorus , stomach
Summary A 4‐week‐old infant developed a life‐threatening haemorrhage following pyloromyotomy. Subsequent investigations revealed unsuspected Christmas disease (Haemophilia B). This case emphasises the importance of considering a diagnosis of haemophilia in a child with unexplained bleeding, even in the absence of a positive family history.