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Congenital antithrombin III deficiency - Symptom

Alternative Names

Deficiency - antithrombin III - congenital; Antithrombin III deficiency - congenital

Symptoms:

Patients will usually have symptoms of a blood clot, including:

Coughing up blood
Fainting
Shortness of breath and pain when taking deep breaths
Swelling of one leg

Signs and tests:

A physical examination may show:

A fast heart rate
A swollen foot or ankle

The diagnosis is made by checking for low levels of antithrombin III in the patient's blood.

Venous blood clot

Reviewed last on: 3/2/2009
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Schafer A. Thrombotic disorders: Hypercoagulable states. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 182.

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