title: An acquired inhibitor to factor X in a pediatric patient with extensive burns.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  An acquired inhibitor to factor X is an uncommon clinical finding in the pediatric population. We report the development of this type of inhibitor in a pediatric patient with extensive burns.
  
  
  METHODS
  The patient's clinical course was complicated by persistent blood loss from the burn site.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Characterization of the inhibitor demonstrated that it bound to the light chain of factor X.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The inhibitor disappeared after treatment with i.v. immunoglobulin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology-Oncology, Children's Hospital Oakland, CA 94609, USA.
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Matsunaga
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Shafer
mesh_terms: D000941:Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D002056:Burns / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D005170:Factor X / Q000032:analysis / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens; C010515:factor X antigen; D005170:Factor X