Acquired factor V inhibitor associated with life-threatening bleeding and a mixing test result that indicated coagulation factor deficiency. (September 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ashizawa, Masahiro; Kimura, Shun-ichi; Wada, Hidenori; Sakamoto, Kana; Sato, Miki; Terasako, Kiriko; Kikuchi, Misato; Nakasone, Hideki; Okuda, Shinya; Kako, Shinichi; Yamazaki, Rie; Oshima, Kumi; Matsuura, Katsuhiko; Ohmori, Tsukasa; Madoiwa, Seiji; Nishida, Junji; Mimuro, Jun; Tabei, Kaoru; Sakata, Yoichi; Kanda, Yoshinobu
• Is Part Of: Hematology. Volume 18:Number 5(2013)
• Page Start: 300
• Page End: 304
• Publication Date: 2013-09
• Subjects: Acquired factor V inhibitor -- Mixing test -- Coagulation factor deficiency; Blood -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Hematology -- Periodicals; Blood -- Transfusion -- Periodicals; 616.15005
• DOI: 10.1179/1607845412Y.0000000072
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1024-5332

Abstract

Abstract : A mixing test is useful for distinguishing between coagulation factor deficiency and the presence of inhibitor as the cause of coagulopathy. However, we experienced a patient with acquired factor V (FV) inhibitor whose mixing test showed a coagulation factor deficiency pattern. A 65-year-old man with a tendency for bleeding was referred to our center. The laboratory data showed remarkable prolongation of prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT). FV activity was less than 3%. A mixing test showed a coagulation factor deficiency pattern. However, neither the tendency for bleeding nor the coagulation tests were corrected by transfusion of fresh frozen plasma. A few days later, a positive test for FV inhibitor of 3 Bethesda units was obtained. Therefore, we started prednisolone and plasma exchange, and the coagulation test results normalized after 6 weeks. Although an incubation period is generally not considered necessary in a mixing test for FV inhibitor, we repeated mixing tests with various incubation periods and confirmed an incubation period-dependent prolongation of the APTT. Therefore, a mixing test with an incubation period is recommended for the detection of FV inhibitor, since a mixing test without an incubation period may show a coagulation factor deficiency pattern when the titer of FV inhibitor is low.