A Case of Pulmonary Thromboem-bolism associated with Protein C Deficiency.
- Author:
Jun Hwi CHO
1
;
Chan Woo PARK
;
Byung Ryul CHO
;
Dae Hee CHOI
;
Seong Joon CHO
;
Sung Ho LEE
;
Sung Oh HWANG
;
Hee Cheol AHN
;
Mueob AHN
;
Jeong Youl SEO
;
Ki Cheol YOU
Author Information
1. Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea. cjhemd@kangwon.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pulmonary thromboembolism;
Protein C deficiency;
Protein S deficiency
- MeSH:
Humans;
Protein C Deficiency*;
Protein C*;
Protein S Deficiency;
Pulmonary Embolism;
Risk Factors;
Venous Thrombosis
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2003;14(1):125-128
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A pulmonary thromboembolism usually results from a serious complication of deep venous thrombosis (DVT). However, several prothrombotic genetic risk factors are known to predispose a patient to thrombotic events, with manifestation at a young age. Protein C and S deficiencies are known to increase the risk of venous thrombosis and pulmonary thromboembolism. We report a case of a young patient with protein C and S deficiencies suffering from a massive pulmonary thromboembolism.
