Acquired factor V inhibitor in a critically ill patient.
Acquired inhibitor of factor V is a rare condition with a variety of clinical manifestations, from extremely mild to life threatening haemorrhage. We present a case from our intensive care unit as a reminder of the less common causes of elevated prothombin and activated partial thromboplastin times, and how knowledge of the variable presentation may aid management.
Morris
C J
CJ
Department of Anaesthesia, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire, UK. carljmorris@googlemail.com
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D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016638:Critical Illness; D005165:Factor V / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D005166:Factor V Deficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010314:Partial Thromboplastin Time; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011516:Prothrombin / Q000032:analysis
D005165:Factor V; D011516:Prothrombin