A rare -case of not-so-benign factor XII deficiency
Authors: Adeel Arshad, Nazia Mohamed Nazia Mohamed, Absia Jabbar, Makiko Ban-hoefen
Background: Factor XII- is an important part of coagulation cascade. Its deficiency is benign but has been rarely associated with myocardial infarction and venous thrombosis. Case Presentation: We present a case of a young lady who presented with pulmonary embolism after supraventricular arrhythmia ablation. She was later found out to have factor XII deficiency. Her treatment course with rivaroxaban was uncomplicated and she stayed well afterwards. Conclusion: This report adds to the growing evidence of possible not-so-benign nature of factor XII deficiency.
Keywords: Factor XII deficiency, pulmonary embolism, cardiac ablation, coagulation, thrombosis
Authors
Correspondence to:
Adeel Arshad, Department of Internal Medicine, Unity Hospital-Rochester Regional Health, Rochester, NY, USA adeel.arshad@rochesterregional.org
Publication history:
Received 21 Jul 2018
Revised 19 Sep 2018
Accepted 04 Nov 2018
Published online 25 Nov 2018
Published in print 31 Jan 2019
Arshad A, Mohamed NMN, Jabbar A, Ban-hoefen M. A rare -case of not-so-benign factor XII deficiency. EJMCR. 2019; 3(1): 1-4. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1532134733
Arshad A, Mohamed NMN, Jabbar A, Ban-hoefen M. A rare -case of not-so-benign factor XII deficiency. https://www.ejmcr.com/?mno=1323 [Access: March 29, 2024]. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1532134733
Arshad A, Mohamed NMN, Jabbar A, Ban-hoefen M. A rare -case of not-so-benign factor XII deficiency. EJMCR. 2019; 3(1): 1-4. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1532134733
Arshad A, Mohamed NMN, Jabbar A, Ban-hoefen M. A rare -case of not-so-benign factor XII deficiency. EJMCR. (2019), [cited March 29, 2024]; 3(1): 1-4. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1532134733
Arshad, A., Mohamed, . N. M. N., Jabbar, . A. & Ban-hoefen, . M. (2019) A rare -case of not-so-benign factor XII deficiency. EJMCR, 3 (1), 1-4. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1532134733
Arshad, Adeel, Nazia Mohamed Nazia Mohamed, Absia Jabbar, and Makiko Ban-hoefen. 2019. A rare -case of not-so-benign factor XII deficiency. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 3 (1), 1-4. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1532134733
Arshad, Adeel, Nazia Mohamed Nazia Mohamed, Absia Jabbar, and Makiko Ban-hoefen. "A rare -case of not-so-benign factor XII deficiency." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 3 (2019), 1-4. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1532134733
Arshad, Adeel, Nazia Mohamed Nazia Mohamed, Absia Jabbar, and Makiko Ban-hoefen. "A rare -case of not-so-benign factor XII deficiency." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 3.1 (2019), 1-4. Print. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1532134733
Arshad, A., Mohamed, . N. M. N., Jabbar, . A. & Ban-hoefen, . M. (2019) A rare -case of not-so-benign factor XII deficiency. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 3 (1), 1-4. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1532134733