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A 43-year-old male with eunuchoid body proportions and a history of deep venous thromboses in the right leg presented with recurrent ulcers in the right perimalleolar region for 6 years. Karyotyping revealed a 47 XXY Klinefelter's syndrome, while serologic testing showed protein S deficiency,
WE REPORT THE FIRST CASE OF NONARTERITIC ANTERIOR ISCHEMIC NEUROPATHY (NAION) ASSOCIATED WITH DOUBLE THROMBOPHILIA: protein S deficiency and prothrombin G20210A mutation. A 58-year-old man is presented including the clinical and laboratory findings, cardiovascular profile and thrombophilia
Background: Thromboembolic events are rare but critical complications in childhood nephrotic syndrome. The veins are more commonly affected, while arterial thrombosis is extremely rare but often life-threatening. Herein, we describe the clinical course of a 10-years-old girl with catastrophic
OBJECTIVE
To determine the risk of thrombophilias in women with unexplained intrauterine fetal deaths (IUFD).
METHODS
All women with IUFD at 27 weeks' gestation or greater were initially assessed during a period of 26 months. Subjects with multiple pregnancies, congenital anomalies, intrauterine
From 1988 to 1990, we observed five cases of aseptic dural sinus and cerebral venous thrombosis, all in non-smoking women (age 18 to 47 years) receiving low dose oral contraceptives. Treatment consisted of full anticoagulation over 2 to 6 months, over which time the neurologic symptoms disappeared
Cerebral venous and dural sinus thrombosis is a rare cause of stroke. We explore the controversial issue of anticoagulation therapy and indication for decompressive craniectomy in association with severe sinus thrombosis. The 62-year-old female patient was admitted to hospital, because of first
There are minimal data regarding chronic management of single-ventricle ventricular assist device (VAD) patients. This study aims to describe our center's multidisciplinary team management of single-ventricle patients supported long term with the Berlin Heart EXCOR Pediatric VAD. Patient #1 was a