Acquired haemophilia A in women postpartum: Management of bleeding episodes and natural history of the factor VIII inhibitor

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 105-109

  Michiels, J J ^a   Hamulyak, K ^b   Nieuwenhuis, H K ^c   Novakova, I ^d   Van Vliet, H H D M ^e  

^a Goodheart Institute   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Factor VIII concentrate; Factor VIII inhibitor; Haemophila A; Immunosuppression; Postpartum

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8 CONCENTRATE; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8 INHIBITOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLEEDING TENDENCY; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HEMOPHILIA A; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030741340     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1997.tb00733.x     Document Type: Article

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