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Acquired Hemophilia as a Paraneoplastic Manifestation of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
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Acquired Hemophilia as a Paraneoplastic Manifestation of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor

Bharat Kumar
Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.), Vol.103(7), pp.704-705
07/01/2010
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181e1ddf9
PMID: 20531061

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Abstract

Acquired hemophilia is a severe hemorrhagic diathesis characterized by the emergence of anti-factor VIII inhibiting antibodies. It is rarely seen in certain types of cancers as a paraneoplastic syndrome. The case of a 73-year-old patient who developed acquired hemophilia during the course of treatment for a gastrointestinal stromal tumor is presented. A discussion of the diagnosis and treatment of acquired hemophilia as a paraneoplastic syndrome is also included.
General & Internal Medicine Life Sciences & Biomedicine Medicine, General & Internal Science & Technology

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