A 5-year-old male child has a bleeding disease that is characterized by areas of hemorrhage in the joints and muscles after mino
r injuries. Laboratory tests reveal a deficiency of a coagulation factor active in the early phase of blood coagulation (formation of intrinsic thromboplastin). What is the most likely diagnosis?
Hemophilia is a medical condition in which the sufferer bleeds excessively from any slight injury.
There are 3 types of Hemophilia: A, B and C.
The condition is typically caused by a deficiency in a blood clotting factor called Factor VIII for Hemophilia A, while Hemophilia B (also known as Christmas disease) is caused by Factor IX deficiency.
Hemophilia is a condition in which an individual's blood lacks the ability to form clots normally. This condition could lead to excessive bleeding, even from a small cut or injury.
Hemophilia is caused by the lack of a coagulation factor called factor VIII, and this is usually hereditary.
