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Recurrent venous thrombosis with factor V Leiden mutation.
The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India - 1 Jul 2005
Meenakshi-Sundaram S, Sridhar Rohini, Jithendrian J J, Durai R N, Arunkumar M J, Sundar Bharathi
Abstract excerpt
A patient who presented with recurrent venous thrombosis is reported. Following an episode of spontaneous deep vein thrombosis of the lower limb he was started on oral anticoagulant therapy, which he discontinued. He presented with cerebral venous thrombosis and improved partially with anticoagulant therapy. Evaluation for hypercoagulable states revealed factor V Leiden mutation by polymerized chain reaction...
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