Postpartum hemophilia.
An acquired circulating inhibitor to Factor VIII:C was found in a 27-year-old postpartum woman who presented with ecchymoses and hematomas. Postpartum Factor VIII:C inhibitors can clinically manifest with signs and symptoms not unlike those in a classic hemophiliac. The natural history of this inhibitor is typically one of spontaneous disappearance with the return of the patient's previous hemostatic capacity. The authors describe a patient with the postpartum Factor VIII:C inhibitor, and discuss this unusual disease entity along with the therapeutic considerations.[1]References
- Postpartum hemophilia. Shitamoto, B.S., Leslie, K.O., Galloway, W.B. Am. J. Clin. Pathol. (1982) [Pubmed]
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