Intracranial haemorrhage due to factor V deficiency.
Factor V deficiency is a rare coagulation disorder which is inherited autosomal recessively. Factor V deficiency should be considered in infants with bleeding disorders and prolonged prothrombin and activated partial thromboplastin times if bleeding continues in spite of vitamin K injection. In this article, the case of an infant with an intracranial haemorrhage due to congenital factor V deficiency is reported.
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Medical Faculty of Ondokuz Mayis University, Department of Paediatric Haematology, Samsun, Turkey.
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D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000209:etiology; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000209:etiology; D005166:Factor V Deficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010167:Pallor / Q000209:etiology; D010314:Partial Thromboplastin Time; D011517:Prothrombin Time; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed