
Case report of nasal pseudotumor – a rare presentation in severe haemophilia A with high titre inhibitors
Author(s) -
Prakas Kumar Mandal,
Malini Garg,
Debasis Gantait,
Utpal Jana
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journal of haemophilia practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2055-3390
DOI - 10.17225/jhp00172
Subject(s) - medicine , rituximab , haemophilia , surgery , dermatology , nose , haemophilia b , nasal administration , haemophilia a , pediatrics , immunology , lymphoma
Haemophilia patients with inhibitors suffer from increased morbidity and mortality due to the ineffectiveness of factor VIII replacement. Pseudotumors are rare but dangerous complications in these patients, and nasal pseudotumors are even rarer. Here, we present the case of a young child with severe haemophilia A with high titre inhibitors who developed a nasal pseudotumor. When immune tolerance therapy was not possible due to financial constraints, he was treated with FEIBA prophylaxis and rituximab. The pseudotumor was managed with surgical excision. We conclude that epistaxis in haemophiliacs can be due to an underlying nasal pseudotumor, and highlight the use of rituximab for the eradication of inhibitors.