Vena porta thrombosis in patient with inherited factor VII deficiency

Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 2010 Apr;21(3):285-8. doi: 10.1097/MBC.0b013e3283370166.

Abstract

Most clotting factor VII (FVII)-deficient patients suffer from bleeding episodes and occasionally thromboembolic complications after surgical interventions or replacement therapy. However, thromboses without apparent triggering factors may occur as well. We report a case of a pregnant woman with inherited FVII deficiency and chronic vena porta thrombosis. She presented at 32 weeks of gestation with spontaneously increased international normalized ratio, severe thrombocytopenia and very few unspecific symptoms. The extensive examination of the patient revealed cavernous transformation of the portal vein with well expressed portosystemic collaterals, heterozygosity for three common polymorphisms in FVII gene, associated with reduction in plasma FVII levels, and no other factors predisposing to thrombosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cesarean Section
  • Factor VII Deficiency / complications*
  • Factor VII Deficiency / diagnosis
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Portal Vein / pathology*
  • Pregnancy
  • Thrombosis / complications*
  • Thrombosis / diagnosis