Hemodialysis in a patient with severe hemophilia A and factor VIII inhibitor

We describe here a 28‐year‐old male patient with severe hemophilia A with presence of factor VIII inhibitor, who had end stage renal disease. Central venous access device was inserted along with infusion of factor eight inhibitor bypass activity before and after the procedure. He is currently on thrice weekly hemodialysis and doing well for 6 months without bleeding episodes. To our knowledge, hemophilia A with factor VIII inhibitor managed with hemodialysis has not been reported so far.

Source: Hemodialysis International - May 4, 2016 Category: Hematology Authors: Natarajan Gopalakrishnan, Thiruvengadam Usha, Balasubramaniyan Thopalan, Jeyachandran Dhanapriya, Thanigachalam Dineshkumar, Kaliaperumal Thirumalvalavan, Ramanathan Sakthirajan Tags: Case Report Source Type: research