title: Case report: a 70-year-old man with undiagnosed factor VII deficiency presented with acute ischemic stroke.
abstract: Factor VII deficiency is an uncommon coagulation disorder that patient usually presents with bleeding diathesis, but thrombotic event has been reported. We report a case of unusual clinical presentation in a patient with undiagnosed factor VII deficiency who presented with acute ischemic stroke.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), China. Electronic address: drvincentip@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Hing-Lung
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Ip
authors.forename: Anne Yin-Yan
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Kit-Chung
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Yannie Oi-Yan
authors.initials: YO
authors.lastname: Soo
authors.forename: Lawrence Ka-Sing
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001780:Blood Coagulation Tests; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D005168:Factor VII Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055502:Secondary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Stroke; deficiency; factor VII; ischemia; thrombosis