J Korean Soc Emerg Med.  2003 Mar;14(1):125-128.

A Case of Pulmonary Thromboem-bolism associated with Protein C Deficiency

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea. cjhemd@kangwon.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
  • 3Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, College of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
  • 4Department of Emergency Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea.
  • 5Department of Emergency Medicine, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, Chuncheon, Korea.
  • 6Department of Emergency Medicine, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

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.

Keyword

Pulmonary thromboembolism; Protein C deficiency; Protein S deficiency

MeSH Terms

Humans
Protein C Deficiency*
Protein C*
Protein S Deficiency
Pulmonary Embolism
Risk Factors
Venous Thrombosis
Protein C
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