Hemophilia
By: Emma Morrison
Diagnosis Hemophilia is an Xlinked genetic disorder. Hemophilia causes the person to be missing clotting factors completely or have low levels of that clotting factor. Its is diagnosed by screening tests and clotting factor tests.
Babies are tested at birth. Babies with a family history of the disease should get tested.
Bold factor tests are required for the diagnosis of this disorder. It determines the type and severity of the condition.
Types Hemophilia A- Factor 8 is low or missing completely. Hemophilia B- Factor 9 is low or missing completely. Hemophilia C- Factor 11 is low or missing completely.
Symptoms ~Prolonged bleeding Prolonged oozing after injuries, tooth extractions, or surgery ~Renewed bleeding after initial bleeding ~Easy or spontaneous bruising
Treatment options Injections of Desmopressin into the vein, which works by it helping the body to release more of the clotting factor that is missing. This medication also comes in a nasal spray form which may work better for some patients. Also Blood infusions of clotting factor from
human blood donors or recombinant may be necessary. Hemophiliacs with joint damage from bleeding may seek physical therapy.
Statistics And estimated 400 babies with Hemophilia are born each year. An estimated 20,00 people in the U.S. are currently have hemophilia. There were 1,681 deaths due to hemophilia in 1999. Hemophilia type A is the most common type of the disorder and affects1 in 5,000 to 10,000 males worldwide
Additional Information Personal support groups -Dnaandu.org Family support groups -madisonsfoundation.org -rare share.org Informational web sources rarediseases.info.nih.gov