Acquired hemophilia successfully treated with oral immunosuppressive therapy

Korean J Intern Med. 2000 Jul;15(2):135-7. doi: 10.3904/kjim.2000.15.2.135.

Abstract

Acquired hemophilia is a rare disorder associated with serious bleeding in nonhemophilic patients. We had a 40-year-old woman who was diagnosed as acquired hemophilia with a factor VIII inhibitor level of 27.5 BU/mL. She was presented with gross hematuria and severe right shoulder pain, and was successfully treated with daily oral cyclophosphamide and prednisone for 2 weeks. After the remission, the doses of prednisone and cyclophosphamide were slowly decreased and she remained in complete remission without further bleeding episodes.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Adult
  • Cyclophosphamide / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Hemophilia A / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Prednisone / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Cyclophosphamide
  • Prednisone