Diseases

Hemophilia A

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.

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Abstract

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.

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20 entry terms
  • Classic Hemophilia
  • Haemophilia
  • Hemophilia
  • Hemophilia A, Congenital
  • Hemophilia, Classic
  • Classic Hemophilias
  • Congenital Hemophilia A
  • Congenital Hemophilia As
  • Hemophilia As
  • Hemophilia As, Congenital
  • Hemophilias, Classic
  • Autosomal Hemophilia A
  • Deficiency, Factor VIII
  • Factor 8 Deficiency, Congenital
  • Factor VIII Deficiency
  • Factor VIII Deficiency, Congenital
  • As, Autosomal Hemophilia
  • Autosomal Hemophilia As
  • Hemophilia A, Autosomal
  • Hemophilia As, Autosomal

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

1999(1966)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hemophilia A. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006467. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006467
  2. Hemophilia A. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haemophilia_A
  3. Hemophilia A. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2092064