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Replacement of Factor XIII in an 89‐year‐old patient with persistent post‐extraction bleeding *
Author(s) -
Saito Mika,
Hirano Hirohiko,
Yamaguchi Masatsune,
Ueda Seigo
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
geriatrics and gerontology international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1447-0594
pISSN - 1444-1586
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2003.00109.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hemostasis , fibrin , wound healing , factor xiii , surgery , coagulation , disseminated intravascular coagulation , factor xiii deficiency , immunology
We had an 89‐year‐old patient with chronic disseminated intravascular coagulation who showed persistent post‐extraction bleeding and poor wound healing. A blood screening test revealed low plasma level of Factor XIII, which induces hemostasis with stabilization of fibrin and wound healing. The replacement of Factor XIII successfully produced hemostasis and wound healing in this case.