title: Spontaneous acute cerebral hematoma in a child with factor XIII deficiency.
abstract: Factor XIII deficiency is a very rare bleeding disorder. We report here on the clinical outcome of a young child with intracranial bleeding due to factor XIII deficiency. Clinicians should bear in mind that severe factor XIII deficiency is associated with a significant risk of unexpected intracranial hemorrhage (ICH).
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology, Gaziantep University , Gaziantep , Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bay
authors.forename: Akif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sirikci
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dogan
authors.forename: Göksel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leblebisatan
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005177:Factor XIII Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*