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Factor Xiii Deficiency In Children--Clinical Presentation And Outcome, Zehra Fadoo, Ali Faisal Saleem
Factor Xiii Deficiency In Children--Clinical Presentation And Outcome, Zehra Fadoo, Ali Faisal Saleem
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
OBJECTIVE: To determine the demographic features and clinical outcome of children with Factor XIII deficiency.
STUDY DESIGN: Observational case series.
PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY: The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from January 1996 to December 2006.
METHODOLOGY: Records of all hospitalized pediatric patients with discharge diagnosis of FXIII D, on the basis of factor XIII assay 5 mol/L urea test were retrospectively reviewed and abstracted on a pre-specified proforma. Demographic features, coagulation profile, family history and outcomes were noted.
RESULTS: A total of 10 charts were reviewed. There were 5 boys and 5 girls. Almost all the children (9/10) …