Acquired Hemophilia in the Setting of Bullous Pemphigoid: A Case Report

Abstract

Acquired hemophilia is a rare bleeding disorder with one in a million incidence. Association with bullous skin diseases is very rarely reported in literature. We report one such rare case of an acquired factor VIII inhibition in a patient with bullous pemphigoid, which showed an excellent response to single agent rituximab and prednisone therapy.




doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4021/jh74w