Successful elimination of factor VIII inhibitor using cyclosporin A [1]

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1024-1025

  Maclean, Peter S ^a   Campbell Tait, R ^a   Lowe, Gordon D O ^a   Walker, Isobel D ^a   McColl, Mark D ^b  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b CROSSHOUSE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acquired Factor VIII deficiency; Cyclosporin A; Factor VIII inhibitor

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8 INHIBITOR; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; STEROID;

AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD CLOTTING; CASE REPORT; CYTOTOXICITY; ERADICATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HEMOPHILIA A; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LETTER; NEUTROPENIA; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE;

AGED; CYCLOSPORINE; FACTOR VIII; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMOPHILIA A; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS;

EID: 0141651706     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2003.04519.x     Document Type: Letter

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