NONTRAUMATIC SPONTANEOUS SUBAPONEUROTIC HEMATOMA: ITS PROBABLE RELATION TO ATYPICAL SCURVY

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The following case of Barlow's disease (forme fruste of scurvy) is presented because of its striking characteristics and its relative rarity in this country: An Italian girl presented herself to Temple University Hospital Dispensary with a painless, progressive enlargement of the head, which had reached striking proportions within a period of three weeks and at first glance suggested an ordinary hydrocephalus. No complaint aside from the noticeable enlargement of the head was described by the patient or by her family. The child was admitted to the service of Dr. Temple Fay and the neurologic and other examinations proved to be entirely negative. Certain unusual features of the case suggested Barlow's disease, and the subsequent treatment employed for the extensive subaponeurotic hematoma of the scalp completely relieved the condition. The full effect of vitamin C therapy could not be ascertained in this instance, as the blood under the

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