Acquired haemophilia in South Australia: A case series

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 556-559

  Burnet, S P ^a   Duncan, E M ^b   Lloyd, J V ^a,b   Han, P ^c  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

^c WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acquired haemophilia A; Case series; Partial remission; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DESMOPRESSIN; DEXAMETHASONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PREDNISOLONE; PROTHROMBIN COMPLEX; PROTHROMBINEX HT; TRANEXAMIC ACID; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; HEMOPHILIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEMOPHILIA A; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REMISSION INDUCTION; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035758639     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-5994.2001.00127.x     Document Type: Article

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