Birth Injury - Masking or unmasking underlying Hematological Disease
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Birth injuries like subgaleal bleed, cephalhematoma or scalp laceration can occur following instrumental deliveries. We describe three cases where birth injury led to the early diagnosis of haemophilia A and type 3 von willebrand disease in two newborn infants and a delay in the diagnosis of minor blood group incompatibility because of anti-E antibody in one.
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