Morel-Lavallee lesion: a forgotten cause of bleeding in trauma

The Morel-Lavallee lesion is a rare soft tissue injury that occurs due to traumatic shearing force on skin surface causing separation of skin and subcutaneous tissue resulting in hematoma. This case report depicts a 22-year-old gentleman who was involved in a motor vehicle accident. He complained of...

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Main Authors:	Khor, CC, Tan, Toh Leong
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12700/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12700/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12700/1/23_khor_et_al_pdf_14309.pdf

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spelling	ukm-127002019-03-17T12:20:57Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12700/ Morel-Lavallee lesion: a forgotten cause of bleeding in trauma Khor, CC Tan, Toh Leong The Morel-Lavallee lesion is a rare soft tissue injury that occurs due to traumatic shearing force on skin surface causing separation of skin and subcutaneous tissue resulting in hematoma. This case report depicts a 22-year-old gentleman who was involved in a motor vehicle accident. He complained of pain and swelling over lower back. He was treated for soft tissue injury and admitted for pain control. One day post-trauma, he complained of increased swelling over the back. His hemoglobin dropped from 12.2g/dL to 10.7g/dL. Diagnosis of Morel-Lavallae lesion was made. Initially no surgical intervention was planned. However, in view of worsening of swelling, bedside aspiration was performed and subsequently a pigtail catheter was inserted to drain the hematoma. In total, 2.05 litre of liquefied hematoma was drained. Thus, Morel-Lavallee lesion is an uncommon soft tissue injury that can cause significant bleeding following trauma. Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12700/1/23_khor_et_al_pdf_14309.pdf Khor, CC and Tan, Toh Leong (2017) Morel-Lavallee lesion: a forgotten cause of bleeding in trauma. Medicine & Health, 12 (2). pp. 363-367. ISSN 2289-5728 http://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/12/2
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description	The Morel-Lavallee lesion is a rare soft tissue injury that occurs due to traumatic shearing force on skin surface causing separation of skin and subcutaneous tissue resulting in hematoma. This case report depicts a 22-year-old gentleman who was involved in a motor vehicle accident. He complained of pain and swelling over lower back. He was treated for soft tissue injury and admitted for pain control. One day post-trauma, he complained of increased swelling over the back. His hemoglobin dropped from 12.2g/dL to 10.7g/dL. Diagnosis of Morel-Lavallae lesion was made. Initially no surgical intervention was planned. However, in view of worsening of swelling, bedside aspiration was performed and subsequently a pigtail catheter was inserted to drain the hematoma. In total, 2.05 litre of liquefied hematoma was drained. Thus, Morel-Lavallee lesion is an uncommon soft tissue injury that can cause significant bleeding following trauma.
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title	Morel-Lavallee lesion: a forgotten cause of bleeding in trauma
title_short	Morel-Lavallee lesion: a forgotten cause of bleeding in trauma
title_full	Morel-Lavallee lesion: a forgotten cause of bleeding in trauma
title_fullStr	Morel-Lavallee lesion: a forgotten cause of bleeding in trauma
title_full_unstemmed	Morel-Lavallee lesion: a forgotten cause of bleeding in trauma
title_sort	morel-lavallee lesion: a forgotten cause of bleeding in trauma
publisher	Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2017
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12700/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12700/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12700/1/23_khor_et_al_pdf_14309.pdf
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Morel-Lavallee lesion: a forgotten cause of bleeding in trauma

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