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Query: UMLS:C0042384 (vasculitis)
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We found distinct alterations of the clotting and fibrinolytic mechanisms in a 27-year-old man who suffered from typical bilateral vasculitis, clinically and fluoroangiographically manifest as obstruction of the central retinal veins. The partial thromboplastin time was slightly increased, a partial clot lysis occurred after one hour, the plasminogen level was markedly low, and alpha2-macroglobulin was decreased, as were factor XII and IgG. Kallikrein was absent. Similar changes, though not so pronounced, were also found in the patient's son and in his brother.
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PMID:Bilateral retinal vasculitis associated with clotting disorders. 91 Aug 59