Annals of Hematology

, Volume 92, Issue 10, pp 1437–1438 | Cite as

Life-threatening bleeding tendency provoked by an acquired isolated factor X deficiency associated with respiratory infection

  • L. Coucke
  • S. Trenson
  • D. Deeren
  • I. Van haute
  • K. Devreese
Letter to the Editor
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Keywords

Amyloidosis Prothrombin Time Clarithromycin Moxifloxacin Tranexamic Acid 
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Conflict of interest

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest

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Authors and Affiliations

  • L. Coucke
    • 1
  • S. Trenson
    • 2
  • D. Deeren
    • 2
  • I. Van haute
    • 3
  • K. Devreese
    • 1
  1. 1.Coagulation Laboratory, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology and ImmunologyGhent University HospitalGhentBelgium
  2. 2.Clinical HaematologyH.-Hartziekenhuis Roeselare-Menen vzwRoeselareBelgium
  3. 3.Clinical LaboratoryH.-Hartziekenhuis Roeselare-Menen vzwRoeselareBelgium

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