TY - JOUR T1 - Familial antithrombin III deficiency and Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia. JF - Journal of Clinical Pathology JO - J Clin Pathol SP - 870 LP - 871 DO - 10.1136/jcp.44.10.870 VL - 44 IS - 10 AU - M D Creagh AU - I F Roberts AU - D J Clark AU - F E Preston Y1 - 1991/10/01 UR - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/44/10/870.abstract N2 - 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. ER -