Diagnosis and causes of Hemophilia

Diagnosis and causes  of Hemophilia
Hemophilia Disease - Disease Descendants Lifetime

Hemophilia is a hereditary disease passed on by a mother to her child at birth.Did you know the word hemophilia have unique meanings. The word 'haemophilia' comes from the Greek word composed of the words "Haiman" means blood and "philia" means the love of affection or love. Disease Hemophilia is

characterized by deficiency of blood clotting factors. This resulted in a person who suffers from hemophilia when injured will be difficult blood to clot. Blood clotting process will not take place as fast as a normal person. Those who suffer from hereditary diseases hemophilia normally takes a long time so that the red blood clot. This disease can lead to death, especially if there is bleeding in the vital parts of the body such as the brain.

The oldest is a hereditary disease that exist in the world. Notes bleeding disorders that can not be frozen there in the Talmud. History of modern hemophilia itself began in 1803 experienced by the child a man named John Otto.

Classification of Disease Hemophilia

Hemophilia is divided into two major categories, namely:
Hemophilia Type A, which is known by the name of:
Classic hemophilia is hemophilia diseases where the most experienced deficiency of blood clotting factors.
Occurs due to lack of factor VIII protein during the process of blood clotting.
Hemophilia Type B, which is known by the name of:
Christmas Disease , so named because it was first discovered in a man named Steven Christmas from Canada.
Occurs because of lack of factor IX protein during the process of blood clotting.

What are the effects of hemophilia? As noted in patients with hemophilia will be difficult to stop the bleeding. In normal people, when they are injured blood clotting factors will soon make the webbing so that the blood stops out of the vessel, while in those with hemophilia can not be perfectly formed the webbing.This is caused by a lack of clotting factor.

Anyone can be affected by the disease is hemophilia? Based on the data indeed rare disease hemophilia, which for Haemophilia type A was found in at least 1 out of 10,000 people, while type B hemophilia fewer still with the percentage of 1: 50,000. Hemophilia can happen to anyone regardless of nationality, race or skin color. In Indonesia there are also cases of hemophilia. But it is the most widely Hemophilia is a disease of men, while for women can occur if a hemophiliac father and mother as a carrier. Hemophilia directly detected in the first year of life because it is declining.

Hemophilia danger and workarounds

Hemophilia can affect bleeding complications in the event of, among other things:
Patients may experience anemia , ambulasis, muscle atrophy.
Patients may experience muscle and joint damage.
If blood clots occur in the urethra, it can cause unbearable pain, called hematuria.
There is bleeding in the digestive system in the form of blood in vomit and stool.
Intracranial hemorrhage.
Patients experiencing compartment syndrome.

For the handling of patients with hemophilia should be given F VIII when acute bleeding. Provision of F VIII is done intravenously, can be accompanied by the provision of plasma cooled as well. Or any other way given fresh blood transfusions. Patients were not allowed to take aspirin and ibuprofen can interfere with platelet function.

That certain patients can still live a normal life Hemophilia home getting the correct therapy and patients should be diligent consultation with specialist doctors in order to get proper treatment.