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Acute hemarthroses
are painful
erythematous swelling
which have the
tendency to recur.
Chronic hemarthroses
are debilitating with
synovial thickening and
synovitis in response to
intrarticular bleed.
COMPLICATIONS OF BLEEDING
• Muscle contractures
on adapting a posture
to relieve pain
• Muscle atrophy
JOINT CONTRACTURES
Hemophilic arthropathy
Prolongation of aPTT
Normal Bleeding Time and platelet Count
FVIII and FIX clotting activity determination
TREATMENT
HISTORY OF CLOTTING FACTOR CONCENTRATES:
50%
100 BU
MINOR SURGERY