title: [Factor XIII deficiency: blood coagulation defect in pregnancy].
abstract: Rare haemorrhagic disorders cause a lot of diagnostic and therapeutic problems to the obstetrician. By means of a pregnancy course and a birth process a report is given on the physiological drop of the factor XIII serum concentration and its difficult clinical interpretation. This paper presents pathophysiology, symptoms, complications and treatment of factor XIII deficiency in pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Frauenklinik der Städtischen Kliniken, Osnabrück.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Butterwegge
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: von der Burg
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gethmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001780:Blood Coagulation Tests; D005176:Factor XIII / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism; D005177:Factor XIII Deficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007317:Insemination, Artificial, Homologous; D007751:Labor, Induced; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D005176:Factor XIII
vernacular_title: Faktor-XIII-Mangel: Gerinnungsdefekt in der Schwangerschaft.