Cellulitis on face in a patient with congenital afibrinogenemia

Abstract

Congenital afibrinogenemia is a rare coagulation disorder, with an estimated prevalence of 1 : 1,000,000, characterized by a complete absence to reduced level of circulating fibrinogen. This article presents a case of congenital afibrinogenemia, which presented as cellulitis on the face.

Keywords

• Afibrinogenemia
• cellulitis
• preventive dentistry