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- Title
Successful treatment with rituximab in an elderly patient with acquired factor VIII inhibitor.
- Authors
Cretel, Elodie; Jean, Rodolphe; Chiche, Laurent; Durand, Jean Marc
- Abstract
We report here on an elderly patient, aged 88 years, who developed acquired hemophilia, with a high titer of factor VIII inhibitors and severe hemorrhage, in the absence of a detectable cause. Marked and prolonged efficacy was observed after rituximab.
- Subjects
BLOOD coagulation factor VIII antibodies; RITUXIMAB; HEMOPHILIA; BLOOD coagulation disorders; TREATMENT of diseases in older people; ADRENOCORTICAL hormones; DISEASES
- Publication
Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 2009, Vol 9, Issue 2, p197
- ISSN
1444-1586
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1447-0594.2008.00491.x