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Bilateral renal vein thrombosis and venous sinus thrombosis in a neonate with factor V mutation (FV Leiden).
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Jan 1998
Pohl M, Zimmerhackl L B, Heinen F, Sutor A H, Schneppenheim R, Brandis M
Abstract excerpt
Bilateral renal vein thrombosis and venous sinus thrombosis were diagnosed within 3 weeks of birth in a full-term neonate. Heterozygosity for a factor V mutation leading to resistance against the anticoagulatory properties of activated protein C was found. Heparin therapy led to resolution of the thrombotic manifestations. With long-term oral anticoagulation, no relapse or other thrombotic event occurred during...
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