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Pulmonary embolism in a hemophiliac patient with factor V and VIII deficiency: a case report

Authors: Yap SuHao, Rajeev Vedantham

Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports | Issue 1/2024

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Abstract

Background

This is an interesting and unexpected thromboembolic event in a hemophiliac patient.

Case presentation

This is a case of a 33-year-old primigravidarum of Indian Asian origin with Factor V and Factor VIII deficiency who developed a case of pulmonary embolism during the course of her pregnancy after presenting to the emergency department in Leicester, United Kingdom, with hemoptysis, tachycardia, and tachypnea. Patient was subsequently diagnosed with pulmonary embolism after a computed tomography pulmonary angiogram and was treated with therapeutic daltaparin, a low-molecular-weight heparin.

Conclusion

In conclusion, a thromboembolic event is not an improbable event in a hemophiliac patient and should be considered despite a low Well’s score.
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Metadata
Title
Pulmonary embolism in a hemophiliac patient with factor V and VIII deficiency: a case report
Authors
Yap SuHao
Rajeev Vedantham
Publication date
01-12-2024
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Medical Case Reports / Issue 1/2024
Electronic ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-024-04831-6

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