Coexistence of acquired protein S and protein C deficiency and the Arg506Gln mutation in factor Va in a child with severe thromboembolic disease.

doi:10.1080/08035259850157462

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Coexistence of acquired protein S and protein C deficiency and the Arg506Gln mutation in factor Va in a child with severe thromboembolic disease.

Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) - 1 Mar 1998

Shavit I, Brenner B, Lanir N, Kassis I, Lorber A, Shehadeh N

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An 11-y-old girl who presented with cellulitis and clinical signs of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is reported here. She developed staphylococcal sepsis, recurrent septic emboli and a large vegetation on the tricuspid valve. The patient was found to be heterozygous for the Arg506Gln mutation in factor Va and had low levels of protein C and protein S during the sepsis. The coexistence of the two thrombophilic states...

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