Acquired haemophilia in a patient with discoid lupus

[Acquired haemophilia in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus].

INTRODUCTION In patients with lupus, the most common acquired circulating anticoagulant is antiprothrombinase which is responsible for thrombosis. The presence of antibodies directed against factor VIII is rarely found in systemic lupus erythematosus. A case of acquired haemophilia in a patient with lupus is reported. CASE REPORT A 30 year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus developed...

A Case Report of Phakomatosis Pigmentovascularis in a Patient with Discoid Lupus Erythematosus and Epidermal Naevus

We report phakomatosis pigmentovascularis (PPV) detected in a 40- year-old male characterized by the presence of a port-wine stain in the background of aberrant Mongolian spots covering the back, nevus of Ota, ocular melanosis, epidermal nevus and a scaly patch with the diagnosis of discoid lupus erytematosus. These associations have not been reported yet.

Periorbital discoid lupus: a rare localization in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus*

A 40-year-old female patient with a 5-year history of systemic lupus erythematosus was referred to our policlinic with complaints of erythema, atrophy, and telangiectasia on the upper eyelids for 8 months. No associated mucocutaneous lesion was present. Biopsy taken by our ophthalmology department revealed discoid lupus erythematosus. Topical tacrolimus was augmented to the systemic therapeutic...

[Spontaneously acquired haemophilia: report of a patient with prostatic adenoma].

We report the case of a 86-year-old man admitted in a local hospital with spontaneous haematoma, an isolated prolonged activated partial prothrombin time (114/32 seconds; ratio = 3.6), an anemia and a normal platelet count. Two diagnosis were suspected: a coagulation factor defect, or the presence of a lupus anticoagulant or of anti-factor antibodies. An acquired haemophilia A was confirmed wit...

A child with acquired haemophilia.