scholarly journals First manifestation of severe haemophilia: acute flaccid paralysis due to spinal cord contusion with subdural hemorrhage

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 657
Author(s):  
Nigam P. Narain ◽  
Bhupendra Narain ◽  
Md. Nasim Ahmed ◽  
Mampy Das

Hemophilia A and hemophilia B are the most common and serious congenital coagulation factor deficiencies. Intracranial hemorrhages occur in 3-10%. Spinal epidural hematomas are rare. Even with severe hemophilia, only 90% have evidence of increased bleeding by 1 year of age. Only 2% of neonates with hemophilia sustain intracranial hemorrhages. Here we describe a case of a 5-month old boy with positive family history of hemophilia A on his maternal side who was admitted to the hospital because of retention of urine and decreased movement in both lower limbs following history of fall from height (approximately 2 feet high), two days prior to admission. Physical examination showed no skin lesion or hematoma. Neurological examination showed the infant in frog like posture with flaccid paralysis of both lower limbs without loss of sensation. There was associated bladder involvement with a Phantom hernia on the right side of his abdomen. MRI Spine revealed cord contusion in D4-D9 segment with spinal subdural hemorrhage. Coagulation profile was abnormal with a prolonged Activated plasma thromboplastin time. Factor VIII assay revealed a level of 1%. Treatment was conservative, and the infant was given factor VIII replacement. There was remarkable improvement within weeks. Thus, spinal hematomas being rare should still be considered and ruled out for prompt management of cases of suspected hemophilia. This case highlights the importance of a thorough family history which led to the ultimate diagnosis of severe Hemophilia A by coagulation profile and neuroimaging and further confirmed by factor VIII assay.

Blood ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 117 (23) ◽  
pp. 6367-6370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles R.M. Hay ◽  
Ben Palmer ◽  
Elizabeth Chalmers ◽  
Ri Liesner ◽  
Rhona Maclean ◽  
...  

Abstract The age-adjusted incidence of new factor VIII inhibitors was analyzed in all United Kingdom patients with severe hemophilia A between 1990 and 2009. Three hundred fifteen new inhibitors were reported to the National Hemophilia Database in 2528 patients with severe hemophilia who were followed up for a median (interquartile range) of 12 (4-19) years. One hundred sixty (51%) of these arose in patients ≥ 5 years of age after a median (interquartile range) of 6 (4-11) years' follow-up. The incidence of new inhibitors was 64.29 per 1000 treatment-years in patients < 5 years of age and 5.31 per 1000 treatment-years at age 10-49 years, rising significantly (P = .01) to 10.49 per 1000 treatment-years in patients more than 60 years of age. Factor VIII inhibitors arise in patients with hemophilia A throughout life with a bimodal risk, being greatest in early childhood and in old age. HIV was associated with significantly fewer new inhibitors. The inhibitor incidence rate ratio in HIV-seropositive patients was 0.32 times that observed in HIV-seronegative patients (P < .001). Further study is required to explore the natural history of later-onset factor VIII inhibitors and to investigate other potential risk factors for inhibitor development in previously treated patients.


Blood ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 110 (11) ◽  
pp. 1158-1158
Author(s):  
Petra C. ter Avest ◽  
Kathelijn Fischer ◽  
Elena Santagostino ◽  
Marijke H. van den Berg ◽  
Johanna G. van der Bom

Abstract Background. Replacement therapy in severe hemophilia A patients is complicated by formation of inhibitors in around 25% of children. Identification of patients at the highest risk may help to tailor personalized treatment strategies. Objectives. To develop a scoring system that may be used to identify patients at the highest risk of inhibitor development at first treatment. Methods. We used the data from a retrospective multicentre cohort study (the Canal cohort) of patients with severe hemophilia A (factor VIII (FVIII)less than 0.01 IU/ml), born 1990–2000, followed at least until their 50th exposure day. Presence of inhibitor was defined as twice a positive inhibitor titer and a decreased FVIII recovery. Based on the coefficients of a logistic regression model, a weighted risk-score was developed. Shrinkage of regression coefficients was used to control for overfitting. The discriminative ability of the risk-score was expressed as the area under the curve (AUC) of a receiver operating characteristic curve. Results. Out of the 366 patients from the Canal cohort, 284 children were selected of whom 78 developed an inhibitor (27%). Logistic regression analysis revealed 3 independent risk factors for inhibitor development: positive family history, intensive treatment (at least 5 consecutive days) at the first FVIII exposure, and high risk FVIII gene mutations. Table 1 presents odds ratios of the uni- and multivariate analyses, and the risk score. The AUC for the risk-score was 0,724. Table 2 shows that the model is able to separate high and low risk patients from patients with an intermediate risk of 25%. Conclusions. The risk score includes positive family history of inhibitors, high risk factor VIII gene mutation and intensive treatment at first FVIII exposure. This risk score can recognize patients with a doubled risk for inhibitor development and may be used to guide inhibitor preventive treatment strategies. Table 1. Uni- and Multivariate analysis and risk-score. OR (CI), Univariate OR (CI), Multivariate p-value Risk-Score CI = confidence interval 95% Positive Family History of Inhibitors 4.0 (1.7–9.4) 3.0 (1.2–7.7) ,022 3 High risk FVIII Gene Mutation 3.6 (1.8–7.2) 3.7 (1.8–7.9) ,001 4 Intensive Treatment at 1st FVIII exposure 6.8 (3.6–12.9) 7.2 (3.4–15.1) ,000 6 Table 2. Calibration of the risk-score. Model Total n° patients Predicted n° Inhibitors Observed n° Inhibitors Positive Predictive Value Negative Predictive Value LR= Low Risk, MR= Medium Risk, HR= High risk LR:0 72 7 6 0,34 0,92 MR:3–4 153 39 38 0,25 0,69 HR: >4 59 32 34 0,58 0,80


Blood ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 112 (11) ◽  
pp. 516-516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Collins ◽  
Albert Faradji ◽  
Massimo Morfini ◽  
Monika Maas Enriquez ◽  
Eduard Gorina ◽  
...  

Abstract Many of the physical, psychosocial, and financial difficulties associated with severe hemophilia can be attributed to the effects of recurrent joint bleeds and chronic arthropathy. Regimens for clotting factor replacement treatment for hemophilia include prophylactic and on-demand therapy. A study in pediatric male patients with severe hemophilia A showed that prophylactic treatment with sucrose-formulated recombinant factor VIII (rFVIII-FS) resulted in prevention of joint damage and a decrease in the frequency of joint and other bleeds compared with on-demand therapy (Manco-Johnson MJ, et al. N Engl J Med.2007;357:535). A clinical trial was conducted in adult patients with severe hemophilia A and history of frequent bleeding to evaluate the effect of secondary rFVIII-FS prophylaxis on the number of joint bleeds after switching from on-demand rFVIII-FS therapy. Secondary study objectives were to compare these treatment strategies with regard to joint function, number of all bleeds, health-related quality of life, health economics, and safety. Male patients who were aged 30–45 years, had a negative inhibitor status, had a history of FVIII treatment (&gt;100 exposure days), and were using on-demand FVIII treatment before the study were eligible to participate in this prospective 13-month crossover study. During the first 6 months, all patients received on-demand rFVIII-FS treatment. Patients were then switched to prophylactic rFVIII-FS treatment (20–40 IU/kg 3 times per wk at a stable dose as determined by investigators based on the patient’s bleeding history) for the remaining 7 months, with the first month constituting a washout/stabilization run-in period. Patients were monitored throughout the 13 months for bleeds and health-economics parameters and were evaluated by the Gilbert score (joint function) and the Haemo-QoL questionnaire at baseline and at the end of the on-demand (at 6 mo) and prophylactic (at 13 mo) treatment periods. A total of 20 patients from 9 international sites participated in the study. Patients received a mean dose of 31 IU/kg/wk during the on-demand period, which increased to 86 IU/kg/wk during the prophylaxis period. Although 16/20 patients already had 1 to 4 target joints, mean (±SD) numbers of joint and total bleeds per patient significantly decreased during the prophylaxis period (1.5±2.1 and 1.9±3.3, respectively) compared with the on-demand period (18.5±11.6 and 23.7±13.3; P&lt;0.001 for both). Mean (±SD) total Gilbert scores indicated better joint function at the end of prophylaxis (19.8±11.7) vs on-demand (25.3±11.7; P&lt;0.001) treatment. During this short observation period, there was no statistically significant difference between treatments in the pharmacoeconomic variables assessed (days off work, general practitioner visits, and hospitalization days) or in the mean total Haemo-QoL score, although patients reported significantly fewer restrictions at work or school by the end of the prophylaxis period compared with the end of the on-demand period (P=0.016). There was a trend toward improved patient activity levels with prophylaxis. Similar numbers of patients reported adverse events (AEs) during on-demand (n=9, 45.0%) and prophylactic (n=10, 52.6%) treatment; AEs occurring in 2 patients (dysgeusia and headache) were considered treatment related. Serious AEs were reported by 1 patient during each treatment; neither serious AE was related to treatment. No de novo inhibitor development was observed during either treatment. In summary, prophylaxis with rFVIII-FS was well tolerated and reduced the frequency of joint and other bleeds compared with on-demand treatment in previously treated adults with severe hemophilia A and target joints.


2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 3203-3210
Author(s):  
Amal Abdi ◽  
Fabienne R. Kloosterman ◽  
Corien L. Eckhardt ◽  
Christoph Male ◽  
Giancarlo Castaman ◽  
...  

Blood ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 110 (11) ◽  
pp. 3968-3968
Author(s):  
Robert Chen ◽  
Seligman Paul ◽  
Justin Call ◽  
Brenda Riske ◽  
Ruth Ann Kirschman ◽  
...  

Abstract Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is an effective treatment for both hepatitis C associated cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and hemophilia A. Factor VIII activity usually increases into the normal range. Only a few patients with hemophilia complicated by an inhibitor have undergone OLT with both successful outcomes and uncontrolled bleeding being reported. We report early results of OLT in a middle-aged white male severe hemophilia A patient with a history of a high responding inhibitor (historical high - 70 Bethesda units) who had been on immune tolerance for greater than 10 years prior to transplant. A regimen of 40 u/kg of Factor VIII three times per week successfully suppressed inhibitor titers to less than 2 Bethesda units in the previous years. Hand surgery was managed with Factor VII infusions in the year prior to OLT with good results. At the time of transplantation, his inhibitor titer was 0.7 B.U. Due to his history of non-linear kinetics with factor VIII infusion, (5% of a dose remaining at 24 hours), frequent bolus dosing during surgery was employed. He received 10,500 units (116 units/kg) prior to the incision with smaller doses repeated every 2–4 hours. During the operation and the 24 hr immediately post op he required another 27,300 units (300 units/kg) of factor VIII infusion to maintain activity between 61–122%. On post op day 1 he required 46 units/kg to keep activity between 60.2–108%. On post op day 2 he required 35 units/kg to keep activity between 36.8–68.4%. His immunosuppresion included tacrolimus, mycophenolate, and solumedrol taper of 120 mg on day 2, 80 mg on day 3, 40 mg on day 4, and 20 mg day 5. From day 6 to day 8, his total bilirubin increased to 15 and his requirement for Factor VIII also increased to 70 units/kg daily for 3 days to keep his activity between 33.1% to 71.2%. His immunosuppression was increased because of possible acute rejection and solumedrol 500 mg IV was given daily for 3 days. On day 9 his requirement for factor decreased to 11.6 units/kg daily for 4 additional days. Solumedrol was tapered off to prednisone 10 mg po daily. On day 13 post operation, Factor VIII replacement was stopped and his activity was 56.8%, which gradually rose to 81% on day 25. We conclude: Orthotopic liver transplantation was successful in a hemophilia A inhibitor patient on long term immune tolerance. Factor VIII production by the transplanted liver suppressed the inhibitor and normalized Factor VIII activity up to 4 weeks post transplant. Close follow-up will be required.


2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 2638-2641
Author(s):  
María Teresa Álvarez Román ◽  
Hortensia Corte Rodríguez ◽  
Santiago Bonanad Boix ◽  
María Eva Mingot‐Castellano ◽  
Nuria Fernández Mosteirín ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 2642-2644
Author(s):  
Fabienne R. Kloosterman ◽  
Amal Abdi ◽  
Samantha C. Gouw ◽  
Daniel P. Hart ◽  
Karin Fijnvandraat

Blood ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 128 (22) ◽  
pp. 3774-3774
Author(s):  
Maria Elisa Mancuso ◽  
Kathelijn Fischer ◽  
Elena Santagostino ◽  
Johannes Oldenburg ◽  
Helen Platokouki ◽  
...  

Abstract The development of anti-FVIII antibodies (i.e., inhibitors) is the major side effect of severe hemophilia A treatment. Inhibitors mainly develop in children during the first 50 exposure days and are classified in low-and high-titer (i.e., peak titer < or > 5 UB/ml). High-titer inhibitors have the major clinical impact. At diagnosis however, the real nature of the antibody is not clear in all patients, since some low-titer inhibitors may progress to high-titer. The determinants of the evolution from low- to high-titer inhibitors are still unclear and the aim of the present study was to investigate potential risk factors associated with the progression from low- to high-titer inhibitors. This study is a follow-up study of the PedNet Registry and includes 260 children with severe hemophilia A and clinically relevant inhibitors, born between 1990 and 2009 and consecutively recruited from 31 hemophilia centers in 16 countries. Clinical and laboratory data were collected from the date of first positive inhibitor test and covered a minimum of 3-years follow-up. Factors potentially associated with progression from low- to high-titer inhibitor development were analyzed using univariate and multivariate logistic regression. F8 mutation type was known in 247 patients (95%), including 202 (82%) null mutations (i.e., large deletions, nonsense mutations and inversions). Positive family history of inhibitors was present in 37 of 99 (37%) with positive family history of hemophilia. At diagnosis 49% (n=127) had low-titer inhibitors, however, upon FVIII re-exposure, 50% of low-titer inhibitors progressed to high-titer and only 25% of patients (n=69) had persistent low-titer inhibitors. Within the first 3 years of follow-up, immune tolerance induction (ITI) was equally implemented in around 80% of low-and high-titer patients but it was started later in children with high-titers (median time to ITI start 4.5 vs 0.3 months; p<0.001) in whom daily regimens and high-dose FVIII were more frequently adopted (89, 67% vs 41, 50% and 98, 74% vs 35, 43%; p=0.01 and <0.001, respectively). Overall high-titer inhibitor development was associated with null F8 mutations (OR 2.8, 95%CI 1.4-5.5) and family history of inhibitors (OR 3.9, 95%CI 1.2-12.6). The progression from low- to high-titer inhibitors during follow up, was associated with the use of high-dose ITI regimens (i.e., >100 IU/kg/day) with an OR of 3.9 (95%CI 1.5-10.0), independent from the effects of F8 mutation type (adjusted OR 3.6, 95%CI 1.4-9.8) and family history of inhibitors (adjusted OR 6.7, 95%CI 1.1-42.6). No difference was found by comparing the use of daily versus non-daily ITI. In conclusion, in a cohort of 260 children with severe hemophilia A and inhibitors, 49% presented with low-titers at diagnosis and 46% of them progressed to high-titers during follow-up. Progression to high-titer inhibitors was associated with the use of high-dose ITI. These results suggest that intensive ITI should be avoided as initial strategy in low-titer inhibitor patients. Disclosures Mancuso: Pfizer: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Sobi/Biogen Idec: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Novo Nordisk: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; CSL Behring: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Baxalta: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Bayer Healthcare: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Kedrion: Consultancy. Fischer:Wyeth/Pfizer: Research Funding; Biogen: Consultancy; NovoNordisk: Consultancy, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Pfizer: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Biotest Octapharma: Speakers Bureau; CSL Behring: Speakers Bureau; Baxter: Consultancy, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Freeline: Consultancy; Bayer: Consultancy, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau. Santagostino:Octapharma: Consultancy; Novo Nordisk: Consultancy; Kedrion: Consultancy; Sobi: Consultancy; Biogen Idec: Consultancy; Roche: Consultancy; Grifols: Consultancy; Pfizer: Consultancy; Baxalta: Consultancy; CSL Behring: Consultancy; Bayer: Consultancy. Escuriola:Baxalta, now part of Shire: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Other: Investigator Clinical Studies, Research Funding; Bayer: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Biotest: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; CSL Behring: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Grifols: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Octapharma: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; NovoNordisk: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding. Liesner:BPL: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Bayer: Consultancy, Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Cangene: Research Funding; CSL Behring: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Baxalta Innovations GmbH, now a part of Shire: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Pfizer: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; SOBI: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Octapharma: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Biogen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Grifols: Consultancy, Honoraria. Nolan:Sobi: Research Funding; Biogen: Research Funding.


Blood ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 107 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Goudemand ◽  
Chantal Rothschild ◽  
Virginie Demiguel ◽  
Christine Vinciguerrat ◽  
Thierry Lambert ◽  
...  

Abstract Inhibitor development is the major treatment complication in children with severe hemophilia A. It is not clear whether the risk of inhibitors is higher with recombinant factor VIII or with plasma-derived factor VIII. We used multivariate analysis to compare 2 cohorts of previously untreated patients (PUPs) with severe hemophilia A: 62 patients treated with the same brand of high-purity plasma-derived FVIII (pFVIII) containing von Willebrand factor (VWF) and 86 patients treated with full-length recombinant FVIII (rFVIII). In addition to the usual end points (all inhibitors, high inhibitors), we also examined a third end point (high inhibitors and/or immune tolerance induction). The risk of inhibitor development was higher in patients treated with rFVIII than in patients treated with pFVIII, regardless of other risk factors (F8 genotype; nonwhite origin; history of inhibitors in patients with a family history of hemophilia; age at first FVIII infusion). The adjusted relative risk (RRa) for inhibitor development with rFVIII versus pFVIII was 2.4 (all inhibitors), 2.6 (high inhibitors), and 3.2 (high inhibitors and/or immune tolerance induction), respectively, depending on the end point (above). The pathophysiology of this large effect must be understood in order to improve the characteristics of recombinant products and to reduce the incidence of inhibitors to FVIII.


2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 159
Author(s):  
Rina Rahardiani ◽  
H. S. Moeslichan MZ ◽  
Agus Firmansyah

Background The high costs of factor VIII examination cause thedelay in the diagnosis of hemophilia A; consequently many pa-tients do not receive adequate therapy which results in failure tosurvive into adulthood or survive with creeple.Objective To determine bleeding patterns of hemophilia A pa-tients for the prediction of its classification.Methods We perform retrospective analysis of hemophilia patientsat the Integrated Service Center of Hemophilia, Cipto Mangun-kusumo Hospital, Jakarta.Results Family history, age at the first bleeding, frequency of bleed-ing, and factor VIII examination can significantly differentiate theclassification of hemophilia A (P=0.015; 0.014; <0.0001; and<0.0001, respectively) while age groups, triggering trauma for thefirst bleeding, type of the first bleeding, history of previous trauma,the most frequent type of bleeding, age at diagnosis, and con-sumption of cryoprecipitate cannot. (P=0.985; 0.475; 0.342; 0.318;0.058; 0.477; and 0.547, respectively).Conclusion Age at first bleeding, frequency of bleeding, and fam-ily history can be used to predict classification of hemophilia A.


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