| Literature DB >> 28293349 |
Karim Assani1, Lamya Karboubi1, Badr Sououd Benjelloun Dakhama1.
Abstract
Afibrinogenemia is a rare dyscrasia characterized by a congenital fibrinogen deficiency It is transmitted in an autosomal recessive manner. Hemorrhagic manifestations are variable and can be life-threatening. A little more than 250 cases have been published up till now. We here report a new case of congenital afibrinogenemia in a 3 1/2-year old child hospitalized for medium abundance hematemesis. This case study aims to highlight numerous aspects of this condition from a clinical, biological, genetic and therapeutic points of view.Entities:
Keywords: Afibrinogenemia; blood clotting disorders; fibrinogen concentrate
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Year: 2016 PMID: 28293349 PMCID: PMC5337292 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2016.25.233.10754
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
Figure 1Orientation biologique pour le diagnostic d’un saignement récidivant chez l’enfant (PTI: purpura thrombopénique immunologique, TP: temps de prothrombine, TCA: temps de céphaline activée, TT: temps de thrombine, PDF: produits de dégradation de fibrine, CIVD: coagulation intravasculaire disséminée)