Table 2.
Major clinical sites of bleed in hemophilia A and hemophilia B
| Site of bleed | Total (N = 357) n (%) |
Hemophilia A (N = 308) n (%) |
Hemophilia B: (N = 49) n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral mucosal bleed/gum bleed | 119 (33.3) | 99 (32.2) | 20 (40.0) |
| Ecchymosis/purpura | 264 (73.9) | 223 (72.6) | 41(82.0) |
| Joint bleed | 120 (33.6) | 100 (32.6) | 20 (40.0) |
| Intracranial | 10 (2.8) | 7 (2.3) | 3 (6.0) |
| Gastro-intestinal bleed (hematemesis/Malena) | 15 (4.2) | 13 (4.2) | 2 (4.0) |
| Epistaxis | 17 (4.8) | 13 (4.2) | 4 (8.0) |
| Intra-abdominal bleed | 7 (2.0) | 7 (2.3) | Nil |
| Umbilical cord bleed | 6 (1.6) | 5 (1.6) | 1 (2.0) |
| Circumcision bleed | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) | Nil |
Out of all bleed types, 45.4% (162) were post traumatic: 43.3% (133) in HA and 58% (29) in HB