Severe haemophilia A with haemarthrosis improved on emicizumab: A case report

Severe haemophilia A is associated with serious spontaneous bleeding in muscles, soft tissues, and joints. Haemarthrosis, bleeding into joints, is a serious complication of haemophilia. Emicizumab is a novel non-factor replacement agent for preventing or reducing the frequency of bleeding episodes i...

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Main Authors: Wasifuddin Mustafa, Al-Gaithi Ibrahim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2025-03-01
Series:The Journal of Haemophilia Practice
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/jhp-2025-0004
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description Severe haemophilia A is associated with serious spontaneous bleeding in muscles, soft tissues, and joints. Haemarthrosis, bleeding into joints, is a serious complication of haemophilia. Emicizumab is a novel non-factor replacement agent for preventing or reducing the frequency of bleeding episodes in adults and children with haemophilia A with or without inhibitors.
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spelling doaj-art-2a54aa1b06f948d7bd25db1df1eb981c2025-07-28T06:09:38ZengSciendoThe Journal of Haemophilia Practice2055-33902025-03-01121293310.2478/jhp-2025-0004Severe haemophilia A with haemarthrosis improved on emicizumab: A case reportWasifuddin Mustafa0Al-Gaithi Ibrahim1Department of Medicine, Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USADepartment of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Royal Hospital, Ministry of Health,Muscat, Oman.Severe haemophilia A is associated with serious spontaneous bleeding in muscles, soft tissues, and joints. Haemarthrosis, bleeding into joints, is a serious complication of haemophilia. Emicizumab is a novel non-factor replacement agent for preventing or reducing the frequency of bleeding episodes in adults and children with haemophilia A with or without inhibitors.https://doi.org/10.2478/jhp-2025-0004emicizumabhaemophilia ableedingquality of lifecase report
spellingShingle Wasifuddin Mustafa
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Severe haemophilia A with haemarthrosis improved on emicizumab: A case report
The Journal of Haemophilia Practice
emicizumab
haemophilia a
bleeding
quality of life
case report
title Severe haemophilia A with haemarthrosis improved on emicizumab: A case report
title_full Severe haemophilia A with haemarthrosis improved on emicizumab: A case report
title_fullStr Severe haemophilia A with haemarthrosis improved on emicizumab: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Severe haemophilia A with haemarthrosis improved on emicizumab: A case report
title_short Severe haemophilia A with haemarthrosis improved on emicizumab: A case report
title_sort severe haemophilia a with haemarthrosis improved on emicizumab a case report
topic emicizumab
haemophilia a
bleeding
quality of life
case report
url https://doi.org/10.2478/jhp-2025-0004
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