Recurrent intraparenchymal brain hemorrhage in an infant with factor XIII deficiency

• Main Authors: Devdeep Mukherjee (Author), Dibyendu De (Author), Satyajit Das (Author), Gopikrishna Kurasa (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Hygeia Press di Corridori Marinella, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Factor XIII deficiency is an autosomal recessive disorder with an incidence of 1 in 1-5 million. On activation factor XIII stabilizes clot formation by cross-linking fibrin strands. Deficiency is characterized by severe bleeding due to impairment in clot formation. We describe a case of a child pres...