Acquired haemophilia a presenting in postpartum period - case report
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Acquired haemophilia A: a case report.
A 40 year old male patient was admitted in ICU of Hosmat Hospital & Research Centre, Bangalore. There was a history of fall from a motor bicycle. There was a marked swelling over the lower twothird of his right thigh. X-ray of the thigh revealed no fracture. There was a massive muscle hematoma. Hematoma was gradually increasing in size giving indication of persistence of bleeding. The patient a...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0370-8179,2406-0895
DOI: 10.2298/sarh08s3214m