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Factor V deficiency is an inherited disorder, in which the clotting factor V is low. The disorder is very rare, occurring in only one in one million people. It is inherited as an autosomal recessive disorder. The results of coagulation studies include a prolonged prothrombin time and partial thromboplastin time associated with reduced plasma factor V content. Patients with factor V deficiency have a hemophiliac like hemorrhagic disorder. Epistaxis, bruising, and menorrhagia are some of the common features. If treatment is needed, fresh frozen plasma is typically given. In this report we present a 12 year old girl who was admitted to our clinic with recurrent nosebleeds and intracranial hemorrage after head trauma. After examination, factor V deficiency was diagnosed. She also had congenital cardiac disorder (VSD), probably a co-incidental finding.
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Özkaya, H., Akcan, A.B., Aydemir, G. et al. Factor V Deficiency Associated with Congenital Cardiac Disorder and Intracranial Hemorrage. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 29, 99–101 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12288-012-0149-8
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