Hemophilia is an inherited bleeding disorder caused by deficient clotting factors VIII or IX. It is primarily found in males but can be transmitted by female carriers. Hemophilia A is the most common type, accounting for 80-85% of cases and is caused by factor VIII deficiency. Hemophilia B or Christmas disease accounts for 15-20% of cases and results from factor IX deficiency. Diagnosis involves prolonged aPTT and bleeding times as well as low factor VIII or IX levels. Treatment focuses on replacing the missing clotting factor through infusions while also managing pain and preventing injuries.
3. INTRODUCTION
Hemophilia is an inherited bleeding
disorder due to deficiency of plasma
coagulation factors.
People with hemophilia have low levels of
either factor VIII (8) or factor IX (9).
4. INCIDENCE
It is primarily found in males but transmitted by
female carriers.
Hereditary hemophilia account about 80% of
cases as sex linked chromosomes
About 20% of cases may account as acquired
hemophilia due to autoimmune disorder/
spontaneous mutation
5. History of hemophilia
Hemophilia is sometimes referred to as the royal
disease, because it affected the royal families of
England, Germany, Russia and Spain in the 19th and
20th centuries.
Queen Victoria of England, is believed to have been the
carrier of hemophilia B, or factor IX deficiency.
She passed the trait on to three of her nine children. Her
son Leopold died of a hemorrhage after a fall when he
was 30.
Her daughters Alice and Beatrice passed it on to several
of their children.
Hemophilia was carried through various royal family
members for three generations after Victoria, then
disappeared.
7. CLASSIFICATION
The following two are the common:
Hemophilia A (Classic Hemophilia)
This type is caused by a lack or decrease of
clotting factor VIII, the antihemophilic factor
(AHF). It accounts for 80-85% of all cases.1in
5000-10,000 male births.
Hemophilia B (Christmas Disease)
This type is caused by a lack or decrease of
clotting factor IX, the plasma thromboplastin
component (PTC). 15-20% cases.1 in 20,000-
34,000 male births.
8. CLASSIFICATION
Less common
Hemophilia C
This type is caused by a lack or decrease of
factor XI, plasma thromboplastin antecedent
(PTA).
Hagemans disease: deficiency of factor XII
Von Willebrands disease: reduced level of Von
Willebrands factor, a protein that binds with
factor VIII & protects it from rapid breakdown
within blood.
10. CAUSES
Hemophilia is caused by a mutation or
change, in one of the genes, that provides
instructions for making the clotting factor
proteins needed to form a blood clot.
This change or mutation can prevent the
clotting protein from working properly or
to be missing altogether. These genes are
located on the X chromosome.
18. Diagnostic evaluation
A typical aPTT value is 30 to 40 seconds.-
prolonged
Bleeding time is between 2-7 minutes- normal
clotting time in a person is between 8-15
minutes.-prolonged
Normal ranges for factor VIII levels are 50% to
150%. If your factor VIII activity level is less
than 50%, you may have hemohilia A.
The reference range for factor IX is between
60% and 140% of normal values.
19. MANAGEMNET
Replacement of missing coagulation factors
Factor VIII made from cryoprecipitate-
Hemophilia A
Factor IX & XI made from Fresh frozen
plasma.
Fresh whole blood transfusion can be
given if the commercially prepared factors
are not available.
20. MANAGEMNET
Mild to moderate hemophilia-
Desmopressin (Release of factor VIII
from the endothelial stores)
23. Cont
Pain- Analgesic like paracetamol or
NSAIDs.
Avoid aspirin, indomethacin &
betazolidone as they inhibit platelets
function.
Synovectomy can be recommended to
remove damage synovium.
25. MANAGEMNET
Gene therapy is now under research
Genetic counselling & antenatal diagnosis
should be arranged
26. COMPLICATIONS
Airway obstruction due to bleeding into
the neck & pharynx
Intracranial bleeding
Intestinal obstruction
Compartment syndrome
Degenerative joint disease
Chronic hepatitis
Risk of HIV/AIDS
27. Prevent complications
Prevention of injury
Avoidance of IM injection
Immunization against hepatitis B
Providing emotional support
Precautions should be taken before any
surgery.
28. Once you choose hope, anything is possible
-Christopher Reeve
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