Case Reports
An Unusual Presentation of Hemophilia B: Pseudotumor of Proximal Tibia
Am J Orthop. 2011 July;40(7):E138-E140
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Saurav Mittal, MS (Ortho), Sumit Arora, MS (Ortho), DNB (Ortho), Shilpa Khanna, MD (Peds), Lalit Maini, MS (Ortho), and V. K. Gautam, MS (Ortho), DNB (Ortho), MNAMS
Hemophilia is one of the most common genetically inherited causes of bleeding disorders. The usual presentation is continuous bleeding from a wound. Very seldom, it presents as a pseudotumor of bone. When left untreated, it may induce compression and pressure necrosis of adjacent structures. Careful evaluation and a high index of suspicion are usually required to arrive at the correct diagnosis. In this article, we report the case of a 10-year-old boy with hemophilia B (Christmas disease) that presented as a pseudotumor producing a large defect in the proximal tibia.