Acute aortic thrombosis in antithrombin III deficiency.
Two cases of acute aortic thrombosis, a previously unreported complication of antithrombin III deficiency, are reported. Both patients had abnormally low antithrombin III levels, which improved to normal levels with warfarin ;sodium therapy. The possibility of antithrombin III deficiency should be considered in young patients with acute arterial thrombosis.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000990:Antithrombin III / Q000032:analysis; D020152:Antithrombin III Deficiency; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000209:etiology; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014859:Warfarin / Q000494:pharmacology
D014859:Warfarin; D000990:Antithrombin III