Home > Medical Reference > Encyclopedia (English)

Toggle: English / Spanish

 

Video details

Do Not Remove This Text

Related Content


 

Factor XII (Hageman factor) deficiency - Treatment

Treatment:

Treatment is generally unnecessary.

Expectations (prognosis):

The outcome is expected to be good without treatment.

Complications:

There are usually no complications.

Calling your health care provider:

This condition is usually discovered by the health care provider, when prolonged clotting is noticed in the process of running other laboratory tests.

  • Reviewed last on: 2/26/2007
  • William Matsui, MD, Assistant Professor of Oncology, Division of Hematologic Malignancies, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

References

McPherson RA and Pincus MR, eds. Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 21st ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: WB Saunders; 2006.

Hoffman R, Benz Jr. EJ, Shattil SJ, et al., eds. Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice. 4th ed. Philladelphia, Pa: Churchill Livingston; 2005:2089-90.