Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Deficiency - antithrombin III - congenital; Antithrombin III deficiency - congenital
Symptoms
Patients will usually have symptoms of a blood clot, including:
- Coughing up blood
- Fainting
- Shortness of breath and pain when taking deep breaths
- Swelling of one leg
Signs and tests
A physical examination may show:
- A fast heart rate
- A swollen foot or ankle
The diagnosis is made by checking for low levels of antithrombin III in the patient's blood.
Images
Venous blood clot
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Congenital antithrombin III deficiency Treatment
Review Date: 03/02/2009
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; and Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow
Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. 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)
