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Epidural placement in a patient with undiagnosed acquired haemophilia from factor VIII inhibitor
G A Christie-Taylor1, G L McAuliffe
1Department of Anaesthesia, Lyell McEwin Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia.
Anaesthesia
|August 24, 1999
We report a case of acquired haemophilia that presented as continuous bleeding from an epidural insertion site in a previously asymptomatic parturient. Peripartum anaesthetic management of this rare medical emergency has not previously been reported and the difficulties associated with its treatment are discussed.
We report a case of acquired haemophilia that presented as continuous bleeding from an epidural insertion site in a previously asymptomatic parturient. Peripartum anaesthetic management of this rare medical emergency has not previously been reported and the difficulties associated with its treatment are discussed.