Acquired-Transient Factor X Deficiency in a Teenager with Extensive Burns

Mascarenhas, A; Eusébio, M; Freitas, O; Almeida, T

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Acquired factor X deficiency is an extremely rare situation. It has shown to be associated with systemic amyloidosis, respiratory mycoplasma infection, factor X inhibitors, antiphospholipid antibodies, vitamin K defi ciency/liver disease as well as the use of certain medications (meropenem, valproic acid). The pathogenesis and transient nature of this deficit remain poorly understood. The authors describe the case of a teenager hospitalised for extensive burns that developed active bleeding after removal of central venous catheter. He was diagnosed with transient factor X deficiency. Normalisation of coagulation status and factor X levels occurred spontaneously 10 days after the bleeding episode.

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Factor X Queimaduras Adolescente HDE PED HDE HEM PED

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/1555

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BMJ Case Reports 2011 Feb 17; doi:10.1136/bcr.12.2010.3618

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BMJ Publishing Group

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