Title of article :
Recurrent Venous Thromboembolic Events in a Child with Severe Factor X Deficiency
Author/Authors :
Eshghi, Peyman Pediatric Congenital Hematologic Disorders Research Center - Mofid Children Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Kajiyazdi, Mohammad Pediatric Congenital Hematologic Disorders Research Center - Mofid Children Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Hammoud, Mohammad Pediatric Congenital Hematologic Disorders Research Center - Mofid Children Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Abstract :
Congenital factor X deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive bleeding disorder
that presents with variable bleeding tendency and prolonged coagulation
tests, prothrombin time, and partial thromboplastin time. Thromboembolic
events have not been reported in patients with factor X deficiency yet. Herein,
we report a patient with factor X deficiency who had recurrent venous
thromboembolic events.
Keywords :
Factor X deficiency , Prothrombin time , Partial thromboplastin time , Thromboembolic event
Journal title :
Iranian Journal of Blood and Cancer (IJBC)
