Congenital afibrinogenemia in a 4-year-old girl complicated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Background. Congenital fibrinogen deficiency is one of the rare inherited coagulation disorders. Congenital fibrinogen deficiency complicated with a hematological malignancy can be life threatening. Case. We present a four-year-old girl with congenital fibrinogen deficiency complicated...

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Main Authors: Alper Özcan, Bahadır Samur, Şefika Akyol, Necdet Arda Erdoğmuş, Türkan Patıroğlu, Musa Karakükçü, Ekrem Ünal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2020-04-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/445
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Summary:Background. Congenital fibrinogen deficiency is one of the rare inherited coagulation disorders. Congenital fibrinogen deficiency complicated with a hematological malignancy can be life threatening. Case. We present a four-year-old girl with congenital fibrinogen deficiency complicated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Conclusion. This case aims to highlight therapeutic approaches for the management of afibrinogenemia patients with acute leukemia.
ISSN:0041-4301
2791-6421