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Case Reports
. 2020 Feb;11(2):46-48.
doi: 10.14740/jmc3433. Epub 2020 Feb 28.

Spontaneous Subgaleal Hematoma in a Sickle Cell Disease Patient: A Case Report

Moayad Majed Alqurashi  1 , Omar Muntaser Raslan  2   3 , Giamal Edin Gmati  4   5   6
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Case Reports

Spontaneous Subgaleal Hematoma in a Sickle Cell Disease Patient: A Case Report

Moayad Majed Alqurashi et al. J Med Cases. 2020 Feb.

Abstract

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the most commonly inherited conditions on the Arabian Peninsula. We report a case of a 17-year-old boy, who had previously been diagnosed with SCD and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency and recently presented to our hospital with spontaneous subgaleal hematoma (SGH), which was managed conservatively. We also present a literature review on the topic of spontaneous intra- and/or extra-cranial bleeds.

Keywords: Extradural hematoma; Saudi Arabia; Sickle cell disease; Subgaleal hematoma.

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There was no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1
Sagittal and coronal views of a brain computed tomography without contrast showing bilateral frontal and parietal subgaleal hematomas without any signs of bone infarctions.
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