An Interesting Case of Acquired Hemophilia A in an Elderly Patient Presenting with Hematuria

A 90-year-old male with a past medical history of hypertension, chronic kidney disease stage II, and hyperlipidemia presented with complaints of intermittent hematuria. He had no prior history of hematuria or mucosal bleeds and denied having any trauma. His activated partial thromboplastin time (aPT...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2020-01, Vol.12 (1), p.e6540
Main Authors: Mehta, Parth, Reddivari, Anil Kumar Reddy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antigens
Blood
Case reports
Congenital diseases
Hematology
Hemodynamics
Hemoglobin
Hemophilia
Immunoglobulins
Internal Medicine
Medical Education
Mortality
Older people
Patients
Prostate
Rehabilitation
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Summary:A 90-year-old male with a past medical history of hypertension, chronic kidney disease stage II, and hyperlipidemia presented with complaints of intermittent hematuria. He had no prior history of hematuria or mucosal bleeds and denied having any trauma. His activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) was found to be mildly prolonged at 48.4 seconds and his factor VIII level was found to be very low at less than 3%.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.6540