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. 2022 Sep 20;133:102915. doi: 10.1016/j.jaut.2022.102915

Table 1.

Reported cases of acquired hemophilia A that arose after the administration of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.

Age Sex Time to onset from last dose Vaccine Diagnosis and
Symptomsa Severityb FVIII inhibitor
Immunosuppressive
Outcome References
treatment (BU/mL) treatment
69 M 9 days after 1st dose N.A. After 2nd dose Hematoma in rectus femoris muscle Mild 80 PSL After 4 weeks, the inhibitor level had decreased to 2 BU/mL. Radwi M et al. [6]
85 M 1 week after 1st dose Moderna mRNA-1273 After 2nd dose Hematoma in iliopsoas muscle Severe 2.2 PSL, Rit Died Cittone MG et al. [12]
86 F 3 weeks after 2nd dose Moderna mRNA-1273 After 2nd dose Hemothorax Severe 1.1 PSL After 17 days, the FVIII:C level had increased to 178%. Cittone MG et al. [12]
72 F 2 weeks after 1st dose Moderna mRNA-1273 After 1st dose Cutaneous hematomas, anemia Severe 12.4 PSL, Rit After 3 weeks, the inhibitor level had decreased to 5.6 BU/mL. Cittone MG et al. [12]
76 F 4 days after 2nd dose Moderna mRNA-1274 After 2nd dose Ecchymoses, melanotic stool, anemia Severe 11.2 mPSL, PSL After 26 days, the inhibitor level had decreased to <0.5 BU/mL. Portuguese AJ et al. [13]
67 M 19 days after 2nd dose Pfizer BioNTech After 2nd dose Hematoma in the leg Mild 110 PSL, Rit After 34 days, the inhibitor level had decreased to <0.5 BU/mL. Farley S et al. [14]
70 M 8 days after 1st dose Moderna mRNA-1273 After 1st dose Ecchymoses Mild 39.9 PSL, CPA After 6 days, the inhibitor level had decreased to 11.4 BU/mL. Lemoine C et al. [15]
86 M 14 days after 2nd dose Pfizer BioNTech After 2nd dose Hematoma, anemia Severe 2.1 mPSL After 7 months, the inhibitor became undetectable. Leone MC et al. [16]
73 F 14 days after 1st dose Pfizer BioNTech After 2nd dose Hematomas in knee and jaw Mild 0.8 mPSL After 5 months, the inhibitor became undetectable. Leone MC et al. [16]
67 M 49 days after 2nd dose Pfizer BioNTech After 2nd dose Hematoma of the tongue Mild 2.5 PSL, CPA Six days after discharge, the inhibitor became undetectable. Leone MC et al. [16]
77 M 52 days after 2nd dose Pfizer BioNTech After 2nd dose Hematuria, anemia Severe 6.9 mPSL, Rit Died Leone MC et al. [16]
95 F 1 week after 1st dose Pfizer BioNTech After 2nd dose Hematoma in hand Mild 5.4 PSL, Rit After 22 days, the inhibitor level had decreased to 0.7 BU/mL. Murali A et al. [17]
39 F 10 days after 1st dose Pfizer BioNTech After 1st dose Hematuria Mild 17.2 None After 2 months, the FVIII:C level had increased to 78.8%. Soliman DS et al. [18]
80 M 2 weeks after 1st dose Pfizer BioNTech After 1st dose Hematoma of the thigh, anemia Severe 7.5 mPSL, PSL, AZ After 6 weeks, the inhibitor became undetectable. Ai Vuen L et al. [19]
75 M 3 months after 2nd dose Pfizer BioNTech After 2nd dose Ecchymoses, anemia Severe 318 PSL, Rit, CPA, CyA Improved Al Hennawi H et al. [20]
77 M 3 weeks after 2nd dose Moderna mRNA-1273 After 2nd dose Ecchymoses Mild 71.6 PSL, CPA After 5 weeks, the inhibitor level had decreased to 49 BU/mL. Fu PA et al. [21]
72 M 9 days after 3rd dose Moderna mRNA-1273 After 3rd dose Ecchymoses, anemia Severe 158.6 PSL, CPA, Rit After 3 weeks, the inhibitor level had decreased to 20.6 BU/mL. Plüß M et al. [22]
75 M 6 days after 3rd dose Pfizer BioNTech After 3rd dose Ecchymoses, anemia Severe N.A. PSL, CPA After 12 days, the FVIII:C level had increased to a normal level. Rashid A et al. [23]
45 F 2 weeks after 3rd dose Moderna mRNA-1273 After 3rd dose Subcutaneous hemorrhage Mild 12.8 PSL After 3 weeks, the inhibitor level had decreased to 0.1 BU/mL. This case

COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; M, male; F, female; N.A., not applicable; FVIII, factor VIII; BU, Bethesda units; FVIII:C, FVIII coagulant activity.

PSL, prednisolone; Rit, rituximab; mPSL, methylprednisolone; CPA, cyclophosphamide; AZ, azathioprine; CyA, cyclosporine A.

a

Anemia was defined as a hemoglobin (Hb) level of <8 g/dL or a sudden drop in the Hb level of >2 g/dL that required a blood transfusion.

b

Symptom severity was classified according to previous reports [11,26].