Congenital afibrinogenemia

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Congenital afibrinogenemia is a rare disorder with unusual clinical manifestations. The disease is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait and consanguinity is common among affected families. Clinical manifestations range from minimal bleeding to catastrophic hemorrhage. Congenitally afibrinogenemic patients seem to be peculiarly susceptible to spontaneous rupture of the spleen. Coagulation tests which depend...

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