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Bilateral renal haematuria and obstructive renal failure from acquired haemophilia A: a medical cause for a surgical problem

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A 55-year-old male presented to our emergency department with haematuria and abdominal pain. Investigations including a computed tomography (CT) scan revealed an intraluminal filling defect within the left collecting system,… Click to show full abstract

A 55-year-old male presented to our emergency department with haematuria and abdominal pain. Investigations including a computed tomography (CT) scan revealed an intraluminal filling defect within the left collecting system, consistent in appearance with blood clot. With an initial working diagnosis of upper tract urothelial cell carcinoma, he was discharged with plans for an urgent cystoscopy and ureteroscopy. He subsequently represented with ongoing frank haematuria, anasarca, dropping haemoglobin and new right collecting system blood clot. Subsequent investigations showed that the patient had acquired haemophilia A resulting in the episodes of haematuria, highlighted after an elevated activated partial thromboplastic time prompted a thrombophilia screen. The patient was subsequently treated with factor eight inhibitor bypass activity, corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide.

Keywords: renal failure; acquired haemophilia; bilateral renal; haematuria obstructive; obstructive renal; renal haematuria

Journal Title: BMJ Case Reports
Year Published: 2020

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