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| An unusual cause of bruising in an 80-year old woman | | Author(s) | James Kelly, Mike Gattens, Richard Geraghty |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 29, no 3, May 2000 |
| Pages | pp 261-263 |
| Keywords | Older women ; Octogenarians ; Diseases of the blood ; Wounds ; Case studies. |
| Annotation | Acquired haemophilia, due to anti-factor VIII antibodies, is uncommon but should be considered in a patient with bruising in a prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time, which does not correct when incubated with normal plasma. A previously fit 80 year old woman presented with a 2-week history of spontaneous and extensive bruising affecting all four limbs. The severity was such that she required a transfusion of 8 units of blood. The response to treatment was excellent, with a marked reduction in anti-factor VIII antibody levels, and resolution of the bruising over the next few weeks. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000824232 A |
| Classmark | BD: BBM: CQT: CUC: 69P |
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