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<haematology> A sex-linked genetic disease affecting males that results from a deficiency of clotting factor VIII, a protein factor that is required for normal blood coagulation.
Symptoms include easy bruising, bleeding gums, nosebleeds and bleeding into muscle tissue (haematoma) or a joint space (haemarthrosis).
Treatment includes the infusion of factor VIII concentrate intravenously to restore this essential factor and normalize blood coagulation.
American spelling: hemophilia A
(27 Sep 1997)
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