PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - M D Creagh AU - I F Roberts AU - D J Clark AU - F E Preston TI - Familial antithrombin III deficiency and Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia. AID - 10.1136/jcp.44.10.870 DP - 1991 Oct 01 TA - Journal of Clinical Pathology PG - 870--871 VI - 44 IP - 10 4099 - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/44/10/870.short 4100 - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/44/10/870.full SO - J Clin Pathol1991 Oct 01; 44 AB - A 10 year old girl presented with a massive femoral vein thrombosis associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia. Subsequently type I familial antithrombin III deficiency was diagnosed. It is suggested that prophylactic measures aimed at preventing thrombosis should be considered in acutely ill subjects with infection and familial thrombophilia.