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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2021-02-01
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Series: | SAGE Open Medical Case Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X20988410 |