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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2]
Overview
Symptoms of hemophilia include excessive bleeding and easy bruising.
History
Most patients present with bleeding during the neonatal period or with bleeding large haematoma following minor trauma as a toddler. In the worst cases, bleeding occurs for no reason. Internal bleeding may occur anywhere and bleeding into joints is common.The severity of symptoms vary. Bleeding is the main symptom of the disease. It is often first seen when an infant is circumcised. Other bleeding problems are seen when the infant starts crawling and walking. Mild cases may go unnoticed until later in life. Symptoms may first occur after surgery or injury. Internal bleeding may occur anywhere. Around 70% of patients have the severe form of the disease characterized by spontaneous haemorrhage or haemorrhage following minor trauma.