J Korean Med Sci. 1987 Sep;2(3):179-182. English.
Published online May 25, 2009.
Copyright © 1987 The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences
Case Report

A case of congenital factor V deficiency

Jae Won Song, Mi Ryung Um, Hyo Seop Ahn and Chang Yee Hong
    • Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea.

Abstract

A case of Factor V deficiency, the first case in Korea, is reported in a 9-year-old boy whose plasma concentration of Factor V was 6%. He complained of easy bruisability, prolonged bleeding from the mouth after minor trauma and hemarthrosis and flexion contracture of the right knee. His parents are heterozygous (maternal Factor V concentration 52%, paternal 40%).

Keywords
Factor V deficiency; Parahemophilia


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