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We are happy to see your inquisitive personality, with interest in Haemophilia. 

Hemophilia is a hereditary disorder of blood clotting, from the deficiency of blood clotting protein that is crucial for blood clot formation to stop any bleeding. This missing protein in haemophilia produces 2 variants, Haemophilia-A and Haemophilia-B from deficiency of clotting protein named as clotting Factor VIII or Factor IX respectively.
The clinical presentation of both types of haemophilia is similar, with bleeding which may be after trivial trauma or no trauma, or after surgical intervention depending on the
severity of the deficiency.
The bleeding is majorly (80%) in large joints in the body such as knees, ankles, elbows, hips and others; and in the muscles. Though the bleeding can occur in any other part of body like brain, chest, abdomen etc and which can be a life-threatening emergency.
These bleeds cause not only immediate and short-term problems but also long-term disabilities of musculoskeletal systems affecting the quality of life and even life span.
Fortunately, highly effective drug treatments are available for treating bleeds in emergency and also for preventing future bleeds and joint-muscle damages. These novel
treatments have transformed the lives of haemophilia patients. 
This is even more true in our country with the pioneering efforts beginning 20007-2008 at MAMC and Lok Nayak Hospital, Delhi for ushering in these treatments in
governmental institutional setups, and taking them to other States & UTs under an Advocacy and Capacity Building initiative.
Unfortunately, these haemophilia bleeds can clinically mimic other medical disorders like sports injuries, medical disorders on non-bleeding nature, or other non-
haemophilia diseases and drugs etc.
The critical issue is SUSPECTING haemophilia, for making a CORRECT diagnosis, so that RIGHT kind of treatment is given for relief and recovery. Making right diagnosis
provides right treatment while avoiding wrong treatment.
With treatment, the life span of severe haemophiliacs has catapulted to near normal life from the earlier of a couple of decades. And the quality after proper treatment can make these patients climb Mount Everest.
Though haemophilia is a hereditary disorder, about a third of cases start afresh in families with no previous history of haemophilia.

Know Your Blood, Know Yourself Better! And make others Aware!!

With Best Wishes!

doctornaresh
Dr. Naresh Gupta

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