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Report of Case with Pseudohemophilia

SIDNEY H. GIDOLL, M.D.

AMA Arch Otolaryngol. 1958;67(5):530-535.

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The diagnosis and treatment of a hemorrhagic disorder may be relatively simple when the patient observed presents a pertinent history with discernible and corroborative physical and laboratory evidence. However, when there is neither history nor laboratory evidence to associate a profuse and persistent postoperative nasal hemorrhage with a blood dyscrasia, then the temerity of the observer to indulge in retrospection may perhaps be understood.

It is my purpose first to present a case report in which this challenging situation arose and then to follow this with a discussion of the clinical course, diagnosis, and treatment.

Report of Case

A 27-year-old male Puerto Rican was first seen in the office, Dec. 19, 1955, with the complaint of blockage of nasal breathing for the past two years. There was a history of headaches, frequent head colds, nasal discharge, constant sneezing, aching and watering of the eyes, and the occasional occurrence of hives. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
San Francisco

Footnotes
Submitted for publication July 17, 1957.

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