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Successful Long Term Eradication of Factor VIII Inhibitor in Patients with Acquired Haemophilia A in Saudi Arabia

Acquired haemophilia A is a serious and potentially fatal bleeding disorder. Diagnosis is difficult and maybe delayed due to its rarity. The high mortality rate and the complex nature of treatment necessitate patient management at a haemophilia centre, where the required expertise and resources are...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Zaher, Galila, Adam, Soheir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3335817/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22536478
http://dx.doi.org/10.4084/MJHID.2012.021
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Sumario:Acquired haemophilia A is a serious and potentially fatal bleeding disorder. Diagnosis is difficult and maybe delayed due to its rarity. The high mortality rate and the complex nature of treatment necessitate patient management at a haemophilia centre, where the required expertise and resources are available. Prompt diagnosis is crucial and early initiation of therapy could be life saving. Management includes initial control of bleeding followed by an approach to eradicate the coagulation factor inhibitor. In this paper we describe our local experience with acquired haemophilia A, which resulted in the successful control of major bleeding at presentation and eradication of inhibitors.