title: Severe factor V deficiency presenting with intracranial haemorrhage during gestation.
abstract: We present a case of intracranial haemorrhage detected by ultrasound at 36 weeks gestation in a foetus who was ultimately diagnosed with severe factor V deficiency. An abnormality of the foetal heart rate, auscultated at a routine antenatal visit, prompted an investigation that led to an ultrasound examination and detection of an intracranial haemorrhage and low amniotic fluid volume. An intrauterine foetal demise was averted. The clinical scenario in this case raises the issue of how often a stillbirth with intracranial haemorrhage may result from unrecognized factor deficiency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Ellestad
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thornburg
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Swamy
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: James
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005166:Factor V Deficiency / Q000150:complications*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000209:etiology*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal