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Epistaxis, von Willebrand's type bleeding diathesis and Wilms' tumour: a case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

P. V. H. Lim ,
J. D. T. Mason ,
D. Walker  and
K. P. Gibbin
P. V. H. Lim
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital, Nottingham.
J. D. T. Mason*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital, Nottingham.
D. Walker
Affiliation:
Department of Child Health and Paediatric Oncology, University Hospital, Nottingham.
K. P. Gibbin
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital, Nottingham.
*
Mr J. D. T. Mason, F.R.C.S., Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital, Clifton Boulevard, Nottingham NG7 2UH.
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Abstract

We report a case of persistent epistaxis in a seven-month-old child with Wilms' tumour who had an associated von Willebrand's type bleeding diathesis. Correction of the bleeding diathesis to control the epistaxis required treatment of the tumour with chemotherapy.

Keywords

EpistaxisChildWilms' tumourvon Willebrand's disease
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 108 , Issue 12 , December 1994 , pp. 1081 - 1082
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1994

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