Deficiency of coagulation factors VII and XII in a patient with Hodgkin's disease.
A patient with Hodgkin's disease is described in whom deficiencies of coagulation factors VII and XII were discovered. Depressed levels of these factors appear to reflect increased Hodgkin's disease activity and returned to normal when chemotherapy was instituted. There was no evidence of accelerated fibrinolysis, intravascular coagulation, or circulating anticoagulants in the patient. Possible mechanisms for the abnormality include impaired production and/or increased consumption of coagulation factors. This observation suggests that all patients with lymphoreticular neoplasms should be screened carefully for clotting disturbances prior to treatment.
D000293:Adolescent; D005168:Factor VII Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D005175:Factor XII Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male