Alper OZCAN, Bahadır SAMUR, Şefika AKYOL, Arda ERDOGMUS, Turkan PATIROGLU, MUSA KARAKÜKCÜ, Ekrem ÜNAL

Congenital afibrinogenemia in a 4-year-old girl complicated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Background. Congenital fibrinogen deficiency is one of the rare inherited coagulation disorders. Congenital fibrinogen deficiency complicated with a hematological malignancy can be life threatening. Case. We present a four-year-old girl with congenital fibrinogen deficiency complicated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Conclusion. This case aims to highlight therapeutic approaches for the management of afibrinogenemia patients with acute leukemia.

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