“…About 20 patients with such a peculiar defect have already been satisfactorily docu mented [9,12,17,[24][25][26][27], Similar considerations could be formulated for combined deficiencies of the prothrombin complex factors [4,23]. But the matter is still disputed particularly because only 2 cases have been described and because the defect seemed to be correctable almost completely by parenteral administration of vitamin K [4,23], Therefore, the possibility of an acquired defect secondary to impaired vitamin K adsorption remains open. A separate consideration is perhaps indicated for the combined deficiency of factors VII and X together with carotid body tumors described in several members of a large kindred [20], The cases of hemophilia B with associated factor VII deficiency are also doubtful since they could represent cases of hemophilia Bm [15,28], Combined deficiency of factors VII and VIII has been satisfactorily documented only in 1 patient [5] and suspected in 3 additional cases [2,19].…”