The prolonged clotting time in two female patients with thromboangiitis obliterans

Thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO), also known as Buerger's disease, is segmental non-atherosclerotic inflammatory disease, which affects the small and medium-sized peripheral arteries, veins and nerves of young adult smokers. The paper reports two TAO female patients, 26-year-old and 42-year-old...

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Published inBMJ case reports Vol. 2013; p. bcr2013009427
Main Authors Dang, Yiping, Xia, Yin, Li, Yiqing, Yu, DannyCW
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 06.06.2013
BMJ Publishing Group
SeriesCase Report
Subjects
Adult
Asia
Blood platelets
Chinese
Female
Females
Findings That Shed New Light on the Possible Pathogenesis of a Disease or an Adverse Effect
Gender differences
Humans
Liver diseases
Male
Partial Thromboplastin Time
Prothrombin Time
Thrombin Time
Thromboangiitis Obliterans - physiopathology
Veins & arteries
Womens health
China
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Summary:Thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO), also known as Buerger's disease, is segmental non-atherosclerotic inflammatory disease, which affects the small and medium-sized peripheral arteries, veins and nerves of young adult smokers. The paper reports two TAO female patients, 26-year-old and 42-year-old, with prolonged clotting time. We compared 13 male patients and 2 female patients with TAO. The prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) and thrombin time (TT) were normal in the male patients, whereas the clotting times were prolonged in the female patients. Coagulation tests including PT, APTT and TT evaluation could be the potential markers to female patients with TAO.
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ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2013-009427