Recognizing bleeding episodes
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Recognizing bleeding episodes
Most cases of hemophilia are identified during infancy or early childhood. Symptoms of bleeding in a child with hemophilia may include bruises and/or pain, swelling, or reluctance to move a joint.
Adults and older children with hemophilia will learn with experience what internal bleeding feels like. During the early stages, a warm and/or tingling sensation, called an aura, is often felt. Bleeding is usually recognized before there is any physical evidence.
It is important to begin infusion with clotting factors as soon as possible once a bleeding episode has started, before any physical signs develop.
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| Author | Robin Parks, MS |
| Editor | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Brian Leber, MDCM, FRCPC - Hematology |
| Last Updated | August 20, 2007 |
| Last updated: | August 20, 2007 |
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| Author: | Robin Parks, MS |
| Reviewed By: | Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine, Brian Leber, MDCM, FRCPC - Hematology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC |
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