Hemophilia A - Complications
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Neuraxial techniques in obstetric and non-obstetric patients with common bleeding diatheses.

30 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: There are few data in the literature regarding the safety of neuraxial techniques in patients with the most common bleeding diatheses, including hemophilia, von Willebrand's disease (vWD), and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). ... Read more...

An assessment of the relative influence of pain coping, negative thoughts about pain, and pain acceptance on health-related quality of life among people with hemophilia.

29 Jun 2009 Many people with hemophilia are affected by chronic arthritic joint pain as well as acute bleeding pain. In this cross-sectional study, 209 men with hemophilia A or B completed the Hemophilia Pain Coping Questionnaire (HPCQ), the Chronic Pain ... Read more...

An attempt to improve the clinical scale for assessment of haemophilic arthropathy in children.

29 Jun 2009 Of the methods used to evaluate haemophilic arthropathy, clinical joint score can only detect advanced and not minor changes, which usually occur in younger patients. In addition, the currently used clinical scores are poorly correlated with the MRI ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Hemophilia A - Complications'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [89-year-old woman with hemorrhagic diathesis] 14 Sep 2009
• Reply to Alavian and Tabatabaei: serum viral markers in Iranian patients with congenital bleeding disorder. 30 Aug 2009
• [Hemophilic pseudotumor: a report of 1 case] 30 Aug 2009
• Furtive bleeding. 30 Jul 2009
• Neuraxial techniques in obstetric and non-obstetric patients with common bleeding diatheses. 30 Jul 2009
• An assessment of the relative influence of pain coping, negative thoughts about pain, and pain acceptance on health-related quality of life among people with hemophilia. 29 Jun 2009
• Challenges of haemophilia care in India: lest we forget. 29 Jun 2009
• An attempt to improve the clinical scale for assessment of haemophilic arthropathy in children. 29 Jun 2009
• Genetic susceptibility to VTE: a primary care approach. 29 Jun 2009
• RE: Serum viral markers in Iranian patients with congenital bleeding disorder. 29 Jun 2009
• Pharmacokinetics and dose requirements of factor VIII over the age range 3-74 years: a population analysis based on 50 patients with long-term prophylactic treatment for haemophilia A. 24 Jun 2009
• Bleeding complications after oral surgery in outpatients with compromised haemostasis: incidence and management. 30 May 2009
• [Study on short-term effects of ankle replacement for the treatment of hemophilic arthritis] 30 May 2009
• Favourable progression of acquired hemophilia-associated bullous pemphigoid. 16 May 2009
• Total knee arthroplasty in patients with greater than 20 degrees flexion contracture. 10 May 2009
• PNF-based rehabilitation in patients with severe haemophilic arthropathy--case study. 29 Apr 2009
• Quantifying the source of infection for HIV-infected hemophiliacs in the U.K. from 1979 to 1984. 29 Apr 2009
• Spinal epidural hematoma in hemophilic children: controversies in management. 8 Apr 2009
• Comparison of the rates of joint arthroplasty in patients with severe factor VIII and IX deficiency: an index of different clinical severity of the 2 coagulation disorders. 6 Apr 2009
• [Clinical impacts of highly active antiretroviral therapy on patients of hemophilia combined with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: 6-year follow-up of 39 cases] 5 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Hemophilia A'

Definition: The classic hemophilia resulting from a deficiency of factor VIII. It is an inherited disorder of blood coagulation characterized by a permanent tendency to hemorrhage.

Descriptor UI: D006467

Alternative terms: Hemophilia A; A, Hemophilia; As, Hemophilia; Hemophilia As; Haemophilia; Factor VIII Deficiency; Hemophilia; Deficiency, Factor VIII; Deficiencies, Factor VIII; Factor VIII Deficiencies;

Related Mesh Headings: Hemophilia B; Hemarthrosis;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C15.378.100.100.500; C15.378.100.141.500; C15.378.463.500; C16.320.099.500;

History Note: 99(66)