Citation

Fujimoto S, Ota T, Mizutani T. Asian J. Neurosurg. 2015; 10(2): 148-150.

Affiliation

Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Medknow Publications)

DOI

10.4103/1793-5482.154985

PMID

25972953

Abstract

Life-threatening large subcutaneous hematomas after minor injury are rare clinical states for young people; however these patients may have hidden diseases, which can cause a tendency to bleed. A 31-year-old woman visited our hospital after minor injury. The first computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a small subcutaneous hematoma, but her head bulged and the second CT scan revealed her subcutaneous hematoma had become enlarged. Two surgeries were needed to stop the bleeding and. Though she received intensive care, she died 48 days after onset. The new Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), known as EDS Kosho type (EDSKT), is a connective tissue disease, in which patients often experience large subcutaneous hematomas. We suspected our patient had EDSKT because her clinical features were compatible with this syndrome. Our findings support the notion that large subcutaneous hematomas in young patients with connective tissue disease can be fatal; a careful follow-up is required.

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