An unusual cause of a haemorrhagic stroke: acquired haemophilia A
| Autor: | Sobia Aleem, Boyang Liu, Girish Balikai, Shamzah Araf |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics Neurology Hemophilia A Haemorrhagic stroke Article Diagnosis Differential hemic and lymphatic diseases Acquired haemophilia medicine Abnormal clotting Humans Stroke Aged Clotting factor medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease Female Differential diagnosis business Emergency Service Hospital Partial thromboplastin time circulatory and respiratory physiology |
| Zdroj: | BMJ case reports. 2013 |
| ISSN: | 1757-790X |
| Popis: | An elderly woman presented with extensive bruising and a haemorrhagic stroke. Initial investigations revealed an abnormal clotting screen with a prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time. Further investigations revealed this to be due to antibodies that the patient had developed against clotting factor VIII also known as acquired haemophilia A. |
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