Mesenteric artery thrombosis: a case report of combined protein S and protein C deficiency.
Individuals with more than one defect in natural coagulant/anticoagulant systems have been postulated to be at an increased risk for thrombotic events. We report a case of combined protein S and C deficiency in a young woman, which resulted in fatal arterial mesenteric thrombosis. The role of coagulation defects in arterial thrombosis is discussed.
Atkins
K A
KA
UCSF-Stanford Health Care, Stanford, California 94305, USA. katkins@pathology.stanford.edu
Zehnder
J L
JL
D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior; D008875:Middle Aged; D020151:Protein C Deficiency; D018455:Protein S Deficiency / Q000150:complications