Abstract
Hemorrhage in the newborn period in infants with hemophilia is rarely seen except in those children undergoing circumcision.1 Although reported in only five infants since 1960, scalp hemorrhage in newborn infants with hemophilia may be life-threatening.2-5 We have recently seen two infants with severe hemophilia A; each had a life-threatening subgaleal hematoma in the newborn period. Consumptive coagulopathy complicated the clinical and diagnostic evaluation in one case. CASE REPORTS Case 1 K. J. was a 3,370-gm infant born at 42 weeks' gestation by a forceps delivery after a prolonged labor with oxytocin (Pitocin) augmentation. In the first hours of life, a hematoma was noted over the right parietal area.
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