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Six Cases of Autoimmune Acquired Coagulation Factor VIII Deficiency: Single Center Experience in Japan

First Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Osaka 570-8507, Japan
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Hematol. Rep. 2020, 12(2), 8525; https://doi.org/10.4081/hr.2020.8525
Submission received: 3 March 2020 / Revised: 30 November 2020 / Accepted: 30 November 2020 / Published: 2 December 2020

Abstract

We report six cases of autoimmune acquired coagulation factor VIII deficiency, which is a rare bleeding disorder. It is an autoimmune disease, however, there are various causes. We experienced cases with malignancy, co-exist with another autoimmune disease, pregnancy, and unknown epidemiology with repeated bleeding episode. All patients were controlled the acute bleeding phase and they have been under treatment with immunosuppression.
Keywords: autoimmune acquired coagulation factor VIII deficiency; malignancy; autoimmune disease; sudden bleeding autoimmune acquired coagulation factor VIII deficiency; malignancy; autoimmune disease; sudden bleeding

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Konishi, A.; Nakaya, A.; Ishii, K.; Nomura, S. Six Cases of Autoimmune Acquired Coagulation Factor VIII Deficiency: Single Center Experience in Japan. Hematol. Rep. 2020, 12, 8525. https://doi.org/10.4081/hr.2020.8525

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Konishi A, Nakaya A, Ishii K, Nomura S. Six Cases of Autoimmune Acquired Coagulation Factor VIII Deficiency: Single Center Experience in Japan. Hematology Reports. 2020; 12(2):8525. https://doi.org/10.4081/hr.2020.8525

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Konishi, Akiko, Aya Nakaya, Kazuyoshi Ishii, and Shosaku Nomura. 2020. "Six Cases of Autoimmune Acquired Coagulation Factor VIII Deficiency: Single Center Experience in Japan" Hematology Reports 12, no. 2: 8525. https://doi.org/10.4081/hr.2020.8525

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