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Distinct Mechanisms of IgM Antibody-Mediated Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome and Successful Treatment with Recombinant von Willebrand Factor in One Patient
Höpting, Matthias, Budde, Ulrich, Tiede, Andreas, Grube, Matthias, Hahn, Joachim, Herr, Wolfgang, Heimerl, Susanne and Hart, Christina (2022) Distinct Mechanisms of IgM Antibody-Mediated Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome and Successful Treatment with Recombinant von Willebrand Factor in One Patient. Acta Haematologica 145 (4), pp. 454-457.Date of publication of this fulltext: 21 Oct 2022 06:23
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.53084
Abstract
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome (AVWS) is a rare coagulation disorder which can be associated with IgM paraproteinaemia. Recently, recombinant von Willebrand factor (rVWF) has become available for the treatment of bleedings in patients with inherited von Willebrand disease, but experience in patients with AVWS is limited. We report on 2 patients with AVWS with underlying IgM paraproteinaemia ...
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome (AVWS) is a rare coagulation disorder which can be associated with IgM paraproteinaemia. Recently, recombinant von Willebrand factor (rVWF) has become available for the treatment of bleedings in patients with inherited von Willebrand disease, but experience in patients with AVWS is limited. We report on 2 patients with AVWS with underlying IgM paraproteinaemia with distinct underlying pathomechanisms. In 1 patient, the paraprotein built unspecific complexes with von Willebrand factor (VWF). In the other patient, we were able to detect an IgM antibody against VWF. Bleeding in this patient was successfully treated with rVWF. To our knowledge, this is the first report about the successful use of rVWF in a patient with AVWS with the detection of a VWF-specific antibody. (c) 2022 The Author(s). Published by S. Karger AG, Basel
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| Item type | Article | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Acta Haematologica | ||||
| Publisher: | KARGER | ||||
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| Place of Publication: | BASEL | ||||
| Volume: | 145 | ||||
| Number of Issue or Book Chapter: | 4 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 454-457 | ||||
| Date | 27 January 2022 | ||||
| Institutions | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Innere Medizin III (Hämatologie und Internistische Onkologie) Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Klinische Chemie und Laboratoriumsmedizin | ||||
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| Keywords | ; Bleeding disorders; Paraproteinaemia; Acquired von Willebrand syndrome; von Willebrand factor; Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance | ||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine | ||||
| Status | Published | ||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Yes | ||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-530845 | ||||
| Item ID | 53084 |
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