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Mesenteric venous thrombosis in a child with type 2 protein S deficiency.
Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology - 1 Mar 2011
Hayakawa Takahiro, Morimoto Akira, Nozaki Yasuyuki, Kashii Yoshifumi, Aihara Toshinori, Maeda Kosaku, Momoi Mariko Y
Abstract excerpt
A 5-year-old girl presented with abdominal pain and bloody stools 2 weeks after suffering from influenza A infection. Enhanced computed tomographic scan showed widespread splanchnic venous thrombosis and small intestine necrosis. She recovered after the necrotic bowel was resected. The patient continues to receive anticoagulant therapy. Thrombophilia screening after the complete resolution consistently showed...
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