Know Hemophilia
Hemophilia is a hereditary disease caused by abnormal factor VIII (in blood) gene that result in low levels and the activity of factor VIII, which in turn causes bleeding that occurs is difficult to stop. Hemophilia A is the most common. Prevalence is 1:10000 births male infants. Severity of this disease depends on the levels of factor VIII in the body. Availability of facilities such as fresh blood, cryoprecipitate, and factor VIII causes this disease a better prognosis.
Children who suffer from hemophilia require blood or blood products during their life. Handling of hemophilia patients is strongly influenced by the development and availability of health facilities. Developed countries and developing countries have differences in handling.
Can hemophilia disease prevented?
Here is the way: to conduct marriage counseling. Marriage counseling will help you to prepare, solve the problems in your marriage. Not only to get the healthy baby but to prepare expectant father and mother too into the happy and healthy family.
Signs that the possibility of a child suffering from hemophilia are:
#At birth, usually occurs with abnormal bleeding through the umbilical cord.
#The existence of joint bleeding in older children due to fall from current practice, history of the hematoma
#Hematoma can be found in the head or leg.
#hemarthrosis
#Interstitial bleeding that can cause muscle atrophy, disrupted movement and the occurrence of joint contractures. Frequently affected joints are the elbows, knees, ankles, thighs and the shoulder joint.
What should we do if we suspect our children affected by hemophilia? Immediately bring to the doctor for examination. Besides physical examination, blood tests will be conducted to see the clotting time, Thromboplastin time test, activated partial thromboplastin time test and examination of factors VIII
Growth and development disturbances might occur if there is joint contractures.
Tags: abnormal bleeding, hematoma, hemophilia
