Neonatal hemophilia: a rare presentation

• Main Authors: Nuno Ferreira (Author), Elisa Proença (Author), Cristina Godinho (Author), Dulce Oliveira (Author), Ana Guedes (Author), Sara Morais (Author), Carmen Carvalho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hemophilia A is a X-linked hereditary condition that lead to decreased factor VIII activity, occurs mainly in males. Decreased factor VIII activity leads to increased risk of bleeding events. During neonatal period, diagnosis is made after post-partum bleeding complication or unexpected bleeding aft...