Haemophilia; Pattern of Clinical Presentation and Disease Severity
Keywords:
Haemarthrosis, haemophilia A, haemophilia B, spontaneous bleeding, ankylosis.Abstract
Objective: To observe pattern of clinical presentation in patients of Hemophilia A and B.
Materials and Methods: Fifty one patients of Haemophilia A and B were evaluated on the basis of Patient`
s demographic data, history (family, medication, past) and parameters like age, clinical features
(pallor, number of joint involved, ankylosis and pain). Blood complete picture, Coagulation screening
tests, bleeding time, PT, APTT, mixing studies and factor assays were documented.
Results: In total of fifty one patients, twenty two (43.13%) had severe degree of disease (<1% factor
concentrate), while 19(37.2%) patients were diagnosed to have moderate degree of disease (factor concentrate
1-5%) and 10 (19.6%) had mild disease (factor concentrate 5-50%). Patients having severe disease
were diagnosed earlier than those having moderate and mild disease, and had frequent episodes
of bleeding in soft tissues, joints, muscles etc.
Conclusion: Pattern of clinical presentation helps to categories the haemophilia patients as having
mild, moderate or severe degree of disease
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