The management of acquired haemophilia

Summary. Acquired haemophilia is a rare but life‐threatening bleeding diathesis that usually is caused by autoantibodies to factor VIII (FVIII). The disorder generally affects older persons, often is linked to other autoimmune diseases or cancer, may develop in the postpartum period, and is associated with a distinct bleeding pattern. In contrast to the haemarthroses that typify congenital haemophilia, acquired haemophilia bleeds are...