Factor XIII deficiency in a Kuwaiti child typical presentation with delayed diagnosis

Congenital factor XIII deficiency is a rare bleeding lack of a high index of suspicion. The patient was treated disorder, presenting usually during the neonatal period, successfully with cryoprecipitate and is doing well on We report here a case of a child with bleeding tendency cryoprecipitate prophylaxis. This is indeed, the first case due to congenital factor XIII deficiency. Though he had a report of this disorder from Kuwait typical presentation, the diagnosis was delayed due to lack of high index of surpecions. the patients was treated successfully with cryopricipitate and is doing well on cryopricipitate prophylaxis this is indeed, the first case report of this disorder from Kuwait

Acycovir induced reversible renal failure in an immunocompromised child with extensive cutaneous herpes zoster

Acase of acute renal failure due to acyclovir therapy in a child with extensive cutaneous herpes zoster on maintenance t reatment for acute lymphocytic leukemia is presented, along with a review of similar reports in the literature

Homozygous severe protein C deficieny type I: Long-term prophylactic intermittent therapy with subcutaneous purified protein C concentrate: first case report from Kuwait

We describe here, with review of the relevant literature, our experience with subcutaneous protein C concentrate on a long-term basis for the prophylaxis of thrombotic episodes in a Kuwaiti girl with homozygous severe p rotein C deficiency - Type 1, causing neonatal purpura fulminans and blindness in left eye due to retinal vessel coagulopathy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first such case report of this genetic disorder from Kuwait