PRESENTATION OF AN ACQUIRED FACTOR-VIII INHIBITOR WITH A MUSCULAR HEMATOMA MIMICKING A DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS IN A PATIENT WITH BREAST-CANCER

Acquired haemophilia is a rare disorder that it is associated with sev eral diseases. Patients may present with spontaneous haematomas in dif ferent places which can sometimes be fatal. We present a 69-year-old w oman with breast carcinoma who developed a factor VIII inhibitor. The initial haemorrhagic event was a spontaneous deep muscular haematoma i n the right leg mimicking a deep venous thrombosis. She was successful ly treated with prednisone.