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Successful management of a pregnant woman with heterozygous protein C deficiency using activated protein C concentrate
Author(s) -
Sekiyama Kentaroh,
Itoh Hiroaki,
Sagawa Norimasa,
Tatsumi Keiji,
Yura Shigeo,
Takayama Hiroshi,
Fujii Shingo
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/j.1341-8076.2003.00139.x
Subject(s) - medicine , protein c , protein c deficiency , pregnancy , gestation , deep vein , thrombosis , obstetrics , gastroenterology , pediatrics , venous thrombosis , genetics , biology
Heterozygous protein C deficiency frequently causes deep vein thrombosis during pregnancy. We report the successful management of delivery using activated protein C concentrate in a patient with heterozygous protein C deficiency, who developed deep vein thrombosis in mid gestation.