Multiple intracranial hemorrhages at the time of a transiently prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time in an infant with congenital factor VII deficiency

Erduran E., Mocan H., Aslan Y., Sari A.

HAEMOSTASIS, vol.28, no.1, pp.14-16, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 1998
  • Journal Name: HAEMOSTASIS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.14-16
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Factor VII (FVII) deficiency is a ra re autosomal recessive hereditary disorder characterized by a normal partial thromboplastin time and a prolonged prothrombin time. For definitive diagnosis, the specific FVII level should be investigated. We report on a 7-month-old boy with congenital FVII deficiency suffering from convulsions and intracerebral hemorrhage, Hematologic tests revealed prolonged prothrombin time associated with a decreased FVII level of 1.7%. Computerized tomography of the brain revealed multifocal hemorrhagic lesions. To our knowledge, multifocal intracranial hemorrhages at the time of a transiently prolonged partial thromboplastin time of unknown origin in a child with congenital FVII deficiency of about 2% has not been reported so far.