Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Factor V deficiency

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Alternative Names

Parahemophilia; Owren's disease


Symptoms
  • Bleeding into the skin
  • Bleeding of the gums
  • Excessive bruising
  • Excessive menstrual bleeding
  • Nosebleeds
  • Prolonged or excessive loss of blood with surgery or trauma
  • Umbilical stump bleeding

Signs and tests
  • Factor V assay showing decreased activity
  • Normal thrombin time
  • Prolonged partial thromboplastin time (PTT)
  • Prolonged prothrombin time
  • Slightly prolonged bleeding time (in some people)

Review Date: 03/28/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; James R. Mason, MD, Oncologist, Director, Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program and Stem Cell Processing Lab, Scripps Clinic, Torrey Pines, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)