A Case of an Acquired Factor VIII Inhibitor Complicated by Multiple Treatment-Related Opportunistic Infections and Review of the Literature
This case report describes a patient with an idiopathic acquired Factor VIII inhibitor and severe bleeding. She was treated with rituximab after failing first-line treatment with steroids and cyclophosphamide. Two months following rituximab treatment, our patient developed a succession of severe opp...
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Main Authors: | Anna L. Hutchinson, Yi Ling Tan, Giselle Kidson-Gerber |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2013-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Hematology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/703027 |
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