title: [Congenital afibrinogenemia: about a case].
abstract: Afibrinogenemia is a rare dyscrasia characterized by a congenital fibrinogen deficiency It is transmitted in an autosomal recessive manner. Hemorrhagic manifestations are variable and can be life-threatening. A little more than 250 cases have been published up till now. We here report a new case of congenital afibrinogenemia in a 3 1/2-year old child hospitalized for medium abundance hematemesis. This case study aims to highlight numerous aspects of this condition from a clinical, biological, genetic and therapeutic points of view.
authors.affiliation: Service des Urgences Pédiatriques, Hôpital d'Enfants, Rabat, CHU Ibn-Sina, Maroc.
authors.forename: Karim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Assani
authors.affiliation: Service des Urgences Pédiatriques, Hôpital d'Enfants, Rabat, CHU Ibn-Sina, Maroc.
authors.forename: Lamya
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Karboubi
authors.affiliation: Service des Urgences Pédiatriques, Hôpital d'Enfants, Rabat, CHU Ibn-Sina, Maroc.
authors.forename: Badr Sououd Benjelloun
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Dakhama
mesh_terms: D000347:Afibrinogenemia / Q000151:congenital*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006396:Hematemesis / Q000209:etiology*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans
keywords: Afibrinogenemia; blood clotting disorders; fibrinogen concentrate