Without proper treatment, a hemophilia diagnosis can be crippling and life-threatening. — via healthing CHShemophilia wfhemophilia WHD2023 WorldHemophiliaDay healthing rarediseases bleedingdisorders
is a rare, genetic disorder in which blood does not properly clot because the proteins responsible for this function are missing or malfunctioning. Without this ability, internal and external bleeding can be difficult to control: people may bleed spontaneously, or without stopping., hemophilia A, B and C. All three versions are characterized by insufficient levels of clotting factor VIII or IX.
Although external wounds are generally not a concern for hemophiliacs, internal bleeding inside the body, especially in the knees, ankles and elbows, present a far greater risk. If bleeding occurs in a vital organ, particularly the brain, it can quickly threaten a patient’s life. Hemophilia is usually diagnosed at birth and almost exclusively in men, although women can develop the disorder in rare instances. It can also be acquired later in life, in equally rare instances when the immune system inadvertently attacks the body’s clotting factors.
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