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FRCPath Haem Part 1 MCQ-Haemostasis 59

A 12yr-old boy present with recurrent soft tissue haematoma and history of poor wound healing. Uncle died of ICH. PT, APTT, Fibrinogen, Thrombin normal. Reason?

  • Inability to convert fibrinogen to fibrin monomers

  • Impaired cross-linking of fibrin polymer by transglutaminase

  • Excess plasmin activity due to low α2-antiplasmin

  • Impaired platelet adhesion to collagen

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