Background: Factor X (FX) deficiency (FXD) is an extremely rare autosomal recessive hereditary hematologic disorder, affecting approximately one in 1,000,000 of the general population.
Case report: This case report describes an infant with hereditary severe FXD who presented with a spontaneous, life-threatening intracranial hemorrhage and was treated with the first licensed plasma-derived FX (pdFX) concentrate. On admission, laboratory assays showed severe coagulopathy of unknown cause; the patient was empirically treated using a multimodal hemostatic approach with prothrombin complex concentrate, fresh-frozen plasma, and tranexamic acid. Subsequent single-factor coagulation and genetic analyses confirmed the hereditary FXD diagnosis, and the therapeutic regimen was changed to a targeted regimen of 250 IU pdFX daily. Based on careful monitoring of the coagulation profile, pdFX administration frequency was increased to twice daily, followed by a reduction to once every 18 hours. The patient was discharged after 7 weeks of hospitalization in good clinical condition and now receives prophylactic pdFX three times weekly.
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