Postpartum cerebral venous thrombosis associated with protein S deficiency: A case report

Authors

  • Shakshi Singh
  • Elvia Jamatia
  • Binita Goswami
  • Anuradha Subramanian

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32677/IJCR.2020.v06.i03.006

Keywords:

Cerebral venous thrombosis, Coagulopathy, Postpartum, Protein S deficiency

Abstract

There is a decline in the levels of protein S during pregnancy due to an increase in its binding protein. Thus, protein S deficiency increases the risk of thrombosis and may lead to poor pregnancy outcomes. In the setting of a hypercoagulable state during pregnancy, it is difficult to interpret protein S levels when measured with other tests of thrombophilia in pregnancy. The rate of developing thrombotic events is higher in those pregnant females with a deficiency of any natural anticoagulant like protein S. We report the case of a recently delivered female with multiple intracranial hemorrhages and cerebral venous thrombosis associated with protein S deficiency. This case highlights the need to extensively identify all risk factors of thrombosis in newly delivered females for the early and effective management of postpartum thrombosis.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Downloads

Published

2020-03-29

Issue

Section

Case Report

How to Cite

Postpartum cerebral venous thrombosis associated with protein S deficiency: A case report. (2020). Indian Journal of Case Reports, 6(3), 114-116. https://doi.org/10.32677/IJCR.2020.v06.i03.006

Most read articles by the same author(s)

<< < 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 > >>