Meeting abstract
Haemophilia B case report
Antun Zvonimir Kovač
; School of Medicine University of Zagreb
Abstract
Haemophilia B (Christmas disease) is a rare genetic coagulopathy. It is caused by deficiency of coagulation factor IX due to inherited mutation of gene located on X chromosome. Disease commonly affects male population and its presentation depends on severity of clotting protein shortage. It is usually diagnosed in early age and manifests itself with easy bruising and delayed after-trauma bleeding in joints, muscle or other tissues.
Keywords
haemophilia; IX; coagulopathy; haemorrhage
Hrčak ID:
224664
URI
Publication date:
9.4.2019.
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