Acquired Factor VIII Inhibitor Associated with a Prostatic Cancer: Simultaneous Occurrence and Healing

Thromb Haemost 1995; 73(02): 327-328
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1653775

Letter to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Authors

François Lionnet

¹Department of Hematology, Hôpital d’Argenteuil, Argenteuil, France
Marc Pulik

¹Department of Hematology, Hôpital d’Argenteuil, Argenteuil, France
Philippe Genet

¹Department of Hematology, Hôpital d’Argenteuil, Argenteuil, France
Gérard Lucas

²Department of Urology,, Hôpital d’Argenteuil, Argenteuil, France
Jean-Pierre Sollet

³Department of Intensive Care Unit, Hôpital d’Argenteuil, Argenteuil, France

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