| Prekallikrein deficiency presenting as recurrent cerebrovascular accident: case report and review of the literature. | |
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PMID: 22953077 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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We report the case of a woman with history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia presenting with recurrent episodes consistent clinically with cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), and MRI changes suggestive of ischemia versus vasculitis as their cause. No anatomical neurological, rheumatic, cardioembolic, or arteriosclerotic etiologies could be determined by extensive workup. Incidentally, the patient was found to have prolonged activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT) and a normal Prothrombin Time (PT); further testing revealed a prekallikrein deficiency. Since no other cause for the CVAs was established, and other prothrombotic states were ruled out, it is proposed that they are clinical manifestations derived from the prekallikrein deficiency, which in a patient with known cardiovascular risk factors could lead to thrombotic complications such as stroke. |
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Esteban Uribe Bojanini; Arturo Loaiza-Bonilla; Agustin Pimentel |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2012-08-16 |
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Title: Case reports in hematology Volume: 2012 ISSN: 2090-6579 ISO Abbreviation: Case Rep Hematol Publication Date: 2012 |
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Created Date: 2012-09-06 Completed Date: 2012-09-06 Revised Date: 2013-04-15 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101576456 Medline TA: Case Rep Hematol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 723204 Citation Subset: - |
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Division of Hematology and Department of Medicine, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1475 NW 12th Ave Suite 3300, Miami, FL 33136, USA. |
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