Abstract
We describe 2 patients who presented with hemarthrosis and were found to have an underlying Factor VIII inhibitor. One case was associated with a renal cell carcinoma. Factor VIII inhibitor should be included in the differential diagnostic lists of causes of hemarthrosis.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Blood Coagulation Factors / therapeutic use
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Blood Transfusion
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Factor VIII / analysis
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Factor VIII / antagonists & inhibitors*
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Hemarthrosis / blood
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Hemarthrosis / etiology*
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Hemarthrosis / therapy
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Prednisone / therapeutic use
Substances
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Blood Coagulation Factors
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Factor VIII
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anti-inhibitor coagulant complex
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Prednisone