Protein S Deficiency Presenting as Stroke and Arterial Thrombosis in a Patient with Beckwith Weidemann Syndrome

Tanveer Mir^1, , Anita Choudhary¹, Anupam Mehar¹, Harris Younas¹ and Sabah Ambreen²

¹Department of Internal Medicine Detroit Medical Center Wayne State University, Detroit, USA

²Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences, Internal Medicine, Delhi, India

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Tanveer Mir, Anita Choudhary, Anupam Mehar, Harris Younas and Sabah Ambreen. Protein S Deficiency Presenting as Stroke and Arterial Thrombosis in a Patient with Beckwith Weidemann Syndrome. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2019; 7(2):27-28. doi: 10.12691/AJMCR-7-2-4

Abstract

Protein S deficiency is a rare thrombophilia, autosomal dominant disorder leading to VTE especially thrombosis at an uncommon place. Arterial thrombosis and strokes are very rare presentations. We are presenting a case of 19 years old lady with Beckwith Weidemann syndrome who presented with arterial thrombosis with a stroke one month prior to thrombosis. Patient was successfully managed with intravenous heparin and thrombectomy and discharged on Apixaban for life long treatment.

Keywords

protein S deficiency, stroke, arterial thrombosis

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