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Post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage due to factor XIII deficiency

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Factor XIII deficiency is a very rare disorder, which represents a significant threat to life and can result in significant morbidity. Factor XIII is the final enzyme in the coagulation cascade and is essential for normal homeostasis. There is a very high rate of bleeding in patients who do not receive appropriate prophylaxis. We report a case of patient who presented with profuse secondary post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage few days after the operation.

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  1. Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, P.O. Box 46863, Riyadh, 11442, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Sameer Albahkaly, Arwa Alkhunaizi MD (ENT intern) & Fawaz Makki

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Albahkaly, S., Alkhunaizi, A. & Makki, F. Post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage due to factor XIII deficiency. Egypt J Otolaryngol 28, 278–280 (2012). https://doi.org/10.7123/01.EJO.0000418068.19559.fa

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