Factor VII inhibitor.
Acquired inhibitors of blood coagulation factors occur spontaneously or secondarily to various diseases or drug administration. A clinically significant factor VII inhibitor is very rare. We report a patient developing factor VII inhibitor possibly as a reaction to penicillin administration; it gave rise to fatal haemorrhage.
Mehta
J
J
Blood Research Centre, Bombay.
Singhal
S
S
Mehta
B C
BC
D005167:Factor VII / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D005168:Factor VII Deficiency / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010406:Penicillins / Q000009:adverse effects*
D010406:Penicillins; D005167:Factor VII