Journal of Nephropharmacology (Jul 2022)

Acquired hemophilia in a patient with SARS-CoV-2 infection; a case report

  • Ali Hajigholami,
  • Hourieh Ansari,
  • Sakineh Ansari,
  • Shakiba Hassanzadeh

DOI
https://doi.org/10.34172/npj.2022.10453
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 2
pp. e10453 – e10453

Abstract

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Acquired hemophilia (AH) is a potentially life-threatening hemorrhagic disorder. We report the second confirmed case of COVID-19-associated AH in a 45-year-old female which, unfortunately, expired as her treatment failed. She presented to the emergency department with abnormal bleeding and spontaneous hemoptysis about ten days after a removal surgery of her epiglottis tumor. Aggregation tests, such as partial thromboplastin time (PTT), are recommended in patients with COVID-19 infection that have bleeding episodes.

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