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A Multidisciplinary Approach to Treating Hemoptysis from Bronchial Artery-Bronchus Fistula: A Case Report

Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
Bronchovascular fistulas are rare yet lethal conditions capable of causing massive hemoptysis. To date, only one case of a bronchial artery-bronchial fistula has been reported. We report a patient with a bronchial artery-bronchial fistula treated using
Su Kyeong Yeon, Ji Hoon Shin
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Early cirrhosis in a young female with protein C deficiency: An extremely unusual case report with review

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2016
Protein C deficiency is a well recognized risk factor for development of venous thromboembolism but has never been reported to be associated with development of liver cirrhosis .We report a case of a 26 years old female who presented with multiple ...
Nalini Bansal, Chhagan Bihari
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Ischemic stroke due to protein C deficiency.

, 1990
Plasma protein C exerts anticoagulatory effects by inactivating factors V and VIII. Hereditary protein C deficiency is transmitted as an autosomal dominant disorder.
J Kasper, I Witt, G M von Reutern, J Kohler   +3 more
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Severe protein C deficiency in a newborn caused by a homozygous pathogenic variant in the PROC gene: a case report

BMC Pediatrics, 2021
Background Severe protein C deficiency is a rare and inherited cause of thrombophilia in neonates. Protein C acts as an anticoagulant, and its deficiency results in vascular thrombosis.
Uisook Song, Young Hye Ryu, Kiteak Hong, So-Yeon Shim, Seongyeol Park, Jeong Seok Lee, Young Seok Ju, Seung Han Shin, Soyoung Lee   +8 more
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Recurrent diffuse lung disease due to surfactant protein C deficiency

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2018
Surfactant protein C (SP-C) deficiency causes diffuse lung disease with variable prognosis and severity that usually presents in infancy. We present the case of a patient with diffuse lung disease who was successfully treated with hydroxychloroquine and ...
Brigitte Kazzi, David Lederer, Emilio Arteaga-Solis, Anjali Saqi, Wendy K. Chung   +4 more
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Protein and cell therapy for lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) deficiency [PDF]

, 2009
Lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) is an enzyme principally secreted by the liver into the circulation where it esterifies cholesterol and plays a key role in high- density lipoprotein (HDL) metabolism. In familial and acquired (liver disease)
Low, J K, Low, J.K.
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Cerebral infarction associated with protein C deficiency.

, 1992
A deficiency of plasma protein C, both the hereditary and acquired types, is one cause of thromboembolic disease. Several antineoplastic agents have been reported to decrease the production of protein C in the liver by impairing either the absorption or ...
Y Kuriyama, T Sawada, K Matsushita, K Uchida   +3 more
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Protein C and protein S deficiency associated cerebral venous thrombosis: one case report

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery
Objective To report one case with protein C deficiency (PCD) and protein S deficiency (PSD) associated cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT), and to explore diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.
HUANG Zhan, ZHU Ming-fang, MENG Qi, TAN Lei-lei, ZHANG Jie-wen, HUANG Yue   +5 more
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Protein C or Protein S deficiency associates with paradoxically impaired platelet‐dependent thrombus and fibrin formation under flow

Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2022
Background Low plasma levels of protein C or protein S are associated with venous thromboembolism rather than myocardial infarction. The high coagulant activity in patients with thrombophilia with a (familial) defect in protein C or S is explained by ...
Sanne L. N. Brouns, Bibian M. E. Tullemans, Cristiana Bulato, Gina Perrella, Elena Campello, Luca Spiezia, Johanna P. vanGeffen, Marijke J. E. Kuijpers, René vanOerle, Henri M. H. Spronk, Paola E. J. van derMeijden, Paolo Simioni, Johan W. M. Heemskerk   +12 more
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Is Treatment With Hydroxychloroquine Effective in Surfactant Protein C Deficiency?

, 2013
We present the case of two twin brothers with surfactant protein C deficiency who were treated with hydroxychloroquine for three years, with apparent success.
Poli F, VENTURA, ALESSANDRO, Rabach I, Germani C, Barbi E., Zennaro F   +5 more
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