title: Aspects of obstetrical defibrination in West Malaysia.
abstract: Five patients illustrate various aspects of obstetrical defibrination in West Malaysia, resulting from exaggeration of changes in fibrinolytic-coagulation equilibrium that occur at delivery. Hypofibrinogenaemia and fibrinolysis may occur in association or either feature predominate. These patients are from a population in which a variety of genetic and environmental factors may interact, e.g. abnormal haemoglobins, cold agglutinins, viral and other infections, introducing additional complications.
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000097:blood; D000037:Abruptio Placentae / Q000097:blood; D000328:Adult; D000347:Afibrinogenemia / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000097:blood; D005342:Fibrinolysis; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000097:blood; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000097:blood*; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000097:blood; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000097:blood