Severe congenital factor X deficiency - An unusual cause of intracranial hemorrhage

• Main Authors: T P Vigneshwaran (Author), A R Mullai Baalaaji (Author), S Ashok Kumar (Author), D Ashwath (Author), Thirugnanam Rajasekar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Factor X deficiency is one of the rare inherited coagulation disorders. Symptoms vary from mild to severe with the commonest being epistaxis, gum bleeds and menorrhagia. The diagnosis is suspected when both PT and aPTT are prolonged and remains uncorrected following Vitamin K administration. Replace...