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Is the coexistence of mutations in the genes of factor V and MTHFR a predisposing factor for massive skin necrosis due to loxoscelism?
Public health reviews - 1 Jan 1998
Mandel Y, Grotto I, Gdalevich M, Mimouni D, Ashkenazi I, Haviv J, Shpilberg O
Abstract excerpt
A 28-year-old previously healthy man was diagnosed as having an extensive necrotic lesion of his calf due to loxoscelism. One year later he was diagnosed as having co-inheritance of mutations in factor V and methyl tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR). This is the first report of a possible etiologic connection between loxoscelism necrotic lesions and thrombogenic diseases.
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