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Spontaneous postpartum factor VIII inhibitor development with bleeding into the face and neck
J L O'Sullivan1, G J Haedicke, J Bevivino
1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence.
The coagulopathy caused by factor VIII inhibitor development can cause life-threatening bleeding that may be difficult to manage. Control of the bleeding, medically and surgically, and normalization of factor VIII and inhibitor levels are the goals of treatment; several modes of therapy are available. A case of spontaneous post-partum development of factor VIII inhibitors was presented and discussed.
The coagulopathy caused by factor VIII inhibitor development can cause life-threatening bleeding that may be difficult to manage. Control of the bleeding, medically and surgically, and normalization of factor VIII and inhibitor levels are the goals of treatment; several modes of therapy are available. A case of spontaneous post-partum development of factor VIII inhibitors was presented and discussed.