A FAMILY WITH FACTOR XIII DEFICIENCY CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW
Author(s) -
Zuhair Al-Barazanchi
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
basrah journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2409-501X
pISSN - 1683-3589
DOI - 10.33762/bsurg.2006.55343
Subject(s) - factor xiii deficiency , factor xiii , girl , coagulation , medicine , coagulation disorder , pediatrics , surgery , genetics , biology , fibrinogen
actor XIII deficiency is a rare disorder of coagulation characteri-zed by moderate to severe bleeding tendency with increased susceptibility to intracranial hemorrhages, almost normal coagulation screening tests, clot lysis in 5 M urea solution & a tendency to abnormal wound healing. It is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. However, acquired causes for its deficiency are rarely encountered. We describe here an inherited form of F XIII deficiency in two members (a boy & a girl) in a one family in Basrah. F
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