A perioperative uncontrollable bleeding in an elderly patient with acquired hemophilia A: a case report
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KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE Acquired hemophilia A should be taken into account in the differential diagnosis of perioperative bleeding in patients without any apparent reason for activated partial thromboplastin time prolongation.
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