Successful treatment of a non-haemophilic patient with inhibitor to factor VIII by double-filtration plasmapheresis

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 465-467

  Sunagawa, Takashi ^a   Uezu, Yoshinao ^b   Kadena, Keizo ^b   Tokuyama, Kioyuki ^b   Kinjo, Fukunori ^a   Saito, Atsushi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b Urasoe General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Double filtration plasmapheresis; Factor VIII inhibitor; Non haemophiliacs; Steroid resistant; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8 INHIBITOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING TENDENCY; BLOOD FILTRATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; MALE; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032985955     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1999.01220.x     Document Type: Article

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