Morel-Lavallée seroma

Marta Herreros Sáenz^a, M.ª Rosa Albañil Ballesteros^b, Jorge Cabezudo Pedrazo^c

^aMIR-Pediatría. Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada. Fuenlabrada. Madrid. España.
^bPediatra. CS Cuzco. Fuenlabrada. Madrid. España.
^cServicio de Radiodiagnóstico. Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada. Fuenlabrada. Madrid. España.

Correspondence: M Herreros. E-mail: marta.herreros@salud.madrid.org

Reference of this article: Herreros Sáenz M, Albañil Ballesteros MR, Cabezudo Pedrazo J. Morel-Lavallée seroma. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2019;21:271-3.

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Abstract

Morel-Lavallée seroma consists of a separation of the skin and the subcutaneous cellular tissue from the muscular fascia, which originates a space that is filled by liquid. We present the case of an eight-year-old boy who went to our medical office for fluctuating swelling after traumatic antecedent.

Keywords

● Edema ● Hematoma ● Seroma ● Soft tissue injuries

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