title: [Factor XIII deficiency in a newborn].
abstract: Factor XIII deficiency is an uncommon inherited disorder which is characterized by umbilical cord bleeding and an unusually high incidence of intracranial hemorrhage. We report here a case of Factor XIII deficiency in a child that presented a caput. succedaneum as the first manifestation of the disease and then an umbilical cord bleeding. The importance of performing a quantitative FXIII assay in the presence of strong clinical suspicion is strengthened because of the normality of the standard screening tests and the important therapeutic consequences.
authors: Unité d'hématologie pédiatrique, CHU de Saint-Etienne, hôpital Nord, avenue Albert-Raimond, 42055 Saint-Etienne cedex 02, France.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Diehl
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Thouvenin
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Reynaud
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Jamal-Bey
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Teyssier
authors: J-L
authors: JL
authors: Stéphan
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Berger
mesh_terms: D005177:Factor XIII Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male