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Original Article
Frequency of primary clinical manifestations of bleeding diseases in patients referred to Besat Hospital in Hamadan in 2020-2021 Salimi R.1, Zolfaghari B.1, Isfahani H.1, Rafieemehr H.2 1School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran 2School of Paramedicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran Abstract Background and Objectives The clinical manifestations of bleeding diseases is very important in terms of proper management and prevention strategies. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of early clinical manifestations of bleeding diseases in Hamadan.
Materials and Methods In this cross-sectional study, 76 patients with hemorrhagic diseases with medical records in Besat Hospital during 2020-2021 in terms of age, sex, type of hemorrhagic disease, the primary clinical manifestations, coagulation factor level, family history of hemophilia, number of blood product injections, receiving way of blood products and illness severity were evaluated. Data were analyzed using chi-square test and SPSS software version 23.
Results The mean age of patients was 24.60 ± 15.56 years; 82.92% were male and 17.08% were female. Hematoma (18.42%), petechiae and ecchymosis (18.42%), bleeding after circumcision (18.42%), and nosebleeds(10.50%) were the most common initial manifestations. Hemophilia type A with 67.1% which was severe (66.77%), moderate (14.4%) and mild (18.83%). No significant difference between the severity of hemophilia with the initial manifestations of the disease and the type of product was observed and neither between girls and boys in terms of initial clinical manifestations.
Conclusions In this study, the most common BDs in hemophilia occurred within the ages of 1-2 years with Glanzman syndrome the most frequent. Hematoma, petechiae, ecchymosis, and bleeding were the most common occurrences in hemophiliacs. Most of them had a severe form of the disease and in terms of type, severity, and first clinical manifestations of hemophilia the findings were almost similar to the results of other studies. Key words:Hemophilia A, Hospitals, Bleeding Received: 29 Dec 2021 Accepted: 12 Mar 2022
Correspondence: Rafieemehr H., PhD of Hematolgy & Blood Banking. Associated professor of School of Paramedicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences. Postal Code: 6517838736, Hamadan, Iran. Tel: (+98811) 8276295; Fax: (+98811) 8281442 E-mail: rafee_1352@yahoo.com