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An acquired inhibitor to factor X in a pediatric patient with extensive burns
1Department of Hematology-Oncology, Children's Hospital Oakland, CA 94609, USA.
Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
|May 1, 1996
Purpose:
An acquired inhibitor to factor X is an uncommon clinical finding in the pediatric population. We report the development of this type of inhibitor in a pediatric patient with extensive burns.
Patients And Methods:
The patient's clinical course was complicated by persistent blood loss from the burn site.
Results:
Characterization of the inhibitor demonstrated that it bound to the light chain of factor X.
Conclusions:
The inhibitor disappeared after treatment with i.v. immunoglobulin.