Considérations clinico‐psychologiques et thérapeutiques à propos d'un cas d'hémophilie infantile

Abstract

SUMMARYA case of hemophilia in a 6–year old boy — typical hemophilia of the familial type. This child came to us in poor condition, with total motor incapacity in the right leg and relative motor incapacity in the left leg (knees swelled by hemophilic arthritis). From the therapeutic point of view, massage and the oral administration of synthetic hormones (Stilboestrol) brought about a rapid improvement; the child began to walk well; after systematic massage of the limbs blood coagulation time was distinctly improved, for the resorption of the hematomas became more rapid, falling from 15–20 days to 5–8 days. — From the psychological point of view, examination by the Rorschach test showed us that the child behaved as though he had no conscience experience (Krankheits‐Erlebniss) of the malady from which he suffered.