title: Congenital factor VII deficiency complicated with hemoperitoneum and intracranial hemorrhage: report of a case.
abstract: Hypoproconvertinemia, or factor VII deficiency, is a rare congenital coagulopathy. We report on a female infant with congenital factor VII deficiency complicated by hemoperitoneum and intracranial hemorrhage. Most reports indicate that the bleeding of victims tends to be mild and confined to the superficial mucosa area. However, other reports and our experience with this patient suggest that it can result in fatal cerebral hemorrhage and necessitate early diagnosis, effective treatment and careful genetic counseling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Horng
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: K I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Tsou
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D005168:Factor VII Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn