Acquired haemophilia A: A case report and literature review

Abstract

Acquired factor VIII deficiency is a very rare bleeding disorder and can be life threatening and most physicians are not aware of it. This disorder should be suspected if a patient with no prior history of bleeding presented with spontaneous bleeding and unexplained prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT). We report a case of a 73-year-old man who presented with spontaneous bleeding secondary to acquired Factor VIII deficiency.