An incidental latent adult hemophilia case found after a tonsillectomy

Severe bleeding after a tonsillectomy may cause airway obstruction and be life-threatening. We report post-tonsillectomy bleeding in a 32-year-old patient with hemophilia A, who had not been aware of his disease for more than 30 years. He underwent tonsillectomy for recurrent tonsillitis. He denied...

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Main Authors: Yuichiro Saikawa, Atsunobu Tsunoda, Naoko Sata, Takashi Anzai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-02-01
Series:SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X20988410