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Hereditary Protein S Deficiency and Recurrent Venous Thrombosis: A Case Report

Petar Gaćina
Dubravka Čaržavec
Biserka Raić
Boris Car
Vladimir Stančić
Vlatko Pejša

Abstract

A case is presented of a 32-year-old female with hereditary protein S deficiency associated with pulmonary embolism and recurrent deep venous thrombosis of lower extremities. Other proteins known to be associated with familial thromboembolic disease, including antithrombin, plasminogen, fibrinogen, protein C, factor V Leiden and prothrombin G20210A, were normal. Her mother, grandmother and great-grandfather had a history of thromboembolic disease. This report illustrates the importance of protein S measurement in patients suspected of having inherited venous thrombotic disorders.

Keywords

Blood proteins; Glycoproteins - deficiency; Protein S - deficiency; Thrombophilia - etiology; Venous thrombosis - genetics

Hrčak ID:

14530

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/14530

Publication date:

1.9.2004.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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