Open AccessAuto antibody mediated acquired haemophilia: A case report
Author(s) -
Md. Abdul Aziz,
Fatema Ahmed,
Shafiqul Islam,
Md. Sirajul lslam,
Rafiquzzaman Khan,
Mahmuda Begum
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
bangabandhu sheikh mujib medical university journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2224-7750
pISSN - 2074-2908
DOI - 10.3329/bsmmuj.v9i1.28943
Subject(s) - medicine , ecchymosis , haemophilia , family history , autoantibody , disease , haemophilia a , pediatrics , rare disease , antibody , dermatology , immunology , surgery , pathology
Autoantibody mediated acquired haomophilia is a rare disease. Hereditary haemophilia usually presents with traumatic or spontaneous bleeding in a young male with positive family history in maternal side.In this case study we described an elderly male patient presenting with short history of recurrent ecchymosis with no similar history in the past and no family history of similar illness. He ultimately turned out to be a case of acquired haemophilia due to SLE