1.
Rev Rhum Ed Fr
; 60(7-8): 524-6, 1993.
Article
in French
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8148853
ABSTRACT
The authors report an exceedingly rare complication of rheumatoid arthritis, i.e. acquired hemophilia due to anti-factor VIII autoantibody production. Treatment with intravenous immune globulin ensured control of hemorrhagic manifestations by inducing a transient rise in factor VIII level.
Subject(s)
Arthritis, Rheumatoid/complications , Hemophilia A/etiology , Immunoglobulins, Intravenous/therapeutic use , Aged , Arthritis, Rheumatoid/immunology , Autoantibodies/isolation & purification , Factor VIII/immunology , Female , Hemophilia A/immunology , Hemophilia A/therapy , Humans
2.
J Intern Med
; 233(3): 304-5, 1993 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8450302