Prognosis of Hemophilia

Prognosis of Hemophilia: Good. Near normal lifestyle with treatment, but with need to avoid injury. ...see also Overview of Hemophilia

Prognosis for Hemophilia: Advances in treatment over the last three decades have permitted a near-normal lifestyle and life-span for many individuals with hemophilia. (Source: excerpt from Hemophilia Update 1997: NHLBI) ...see also Overview of Hemophilia

Deaths and Mortality Rates

Deaths from Hemophilia: 1,681 deaths for coagulation defects (NHLBI 1999)

Estimated mortality rate for Hemophilia from prevalence and deaths statistics:

• Deaths: 1,681 (USA annual deaths calculated from this data: 1,681 deaths for coagulation defects (NHLBI 1999))
• Incidence: 20,000 (USA prevalence calculated from this data: 20,000 people in the United States (NHLBI)
• 8.4% (ratio of deaths to prevalence).
• See also Deaths and Hemophilia and Overview of Hemophilia.

Complications:

Complications of Hemophilia may include:

• Antibodies against transfused clotting factors (see Clotting symptoms) - about 15% of severe hemophiliacs; 2.5% of others.
• Arthritis - from bleeding in the joints.
• Arthropathy (chronic joint disease) (see Joint symptoms) - from bleeding in the joints.
• Hemorrhage
• Fatal hemorrhage (see Bleeding symptoms)
• more complications...»

See also complications of Hemophilia.

Hemophilia: Research More

• Hemophilia: Introduction
• Deaths: Hemophilia
• Symptoms: Hemophilia
• Complications: Hemophilia
• Treatments: Hemophilia

About prognosis:

The 'prognosis' of Hemophilia usually refers to the likely outcome of Hemophilia. The prognosis of Hemophilia may include the duration of Hemophilia, chances of complications of Hemophilia, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Hemophilia, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Hemophilia. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.

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