Central retinal vein prethrombosis as an initial manifestation of protein S deficiency

CONTEXT: Retinal vein thrombosis is most common in old people, and is often associated with systemic vascular disease. One of its rare systemic causes is protein S deficiency. CASE REPORT: A case of a 21-year-old woman with retinal vein prethrombosis associated only with protein S deficiency is desc...

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Main Authors: Paulo de Tarso Ponte Pierre-Filho, Alessandra Maria Mont'Alverne Pierre, Maurício Abujamra Nascimento, Ana Maria Marcondes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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