Hemophilia: The Bleeding Disorder
Hemophilia a group of inherited blood disorders
Suman Sharma, Aditi Tripathi
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Hemophilia: The Bleeding Disorder
Hemophilia a group of inherited blood disorders
Suman Sharma, Aditi Tripathi
About This Book
Bleeding disorders are caused by the defects in the blood vessels, the coagulation mechanism or blood platelets an affected individual may bleed spontaneously for a longer time than a healthy person after an injury or surgery. Hemophilia is a group of inherited disorder in which blood doesn't clot properly. Hemophilia is usually not associated with higher incidence or any other congenital abnormality. The incidence is about 1: 10000 male's birth and all races, religions and socioeconomically groups are affected.Hemophilia is the standard international spelling, also known as haemophilia in the UK, other translations include: hemofilie, haemofili, hemophilie, hemophilia, emofilia. Hemophilia is two types: Haemophilia A: This disease is caused due to deficiency of Factor VIII (FVIII) and Haemophilia B: It is caused due to deficiency of Factor IX*.