Cellulitis on face in a patient with congenital afibrinogenemia

• Main Authors: G D Chandan (Author), A G Annaji (Author), S Bhatnagar (Author), U Mohandas (Author), P Dave (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Congenital afibrinogenemia is a rare coagulation disorder, with an estimated prevalence of 1 : 1,000,000, characterized by a complete absence to reduced level of circulating fibrinogen. This article presents a case of congenital afibrinogenemia, which presented as cellulitis on the face.