The search for new approaches to treating type 1 plasminogen deficiency

Congenital plasminogen deficiency with long standing pseudomembranous conjunctival and genital lesions

“…The use of fresh plasma transfusions has been described with good results, especially in combination with systemic corticosteroids 2 . The use of substitution therapy with humanized plasminogen may represent a new therapeutic modality in these patients, having shown encouraging results in both pediatric and adult patients 8 …”