Inherited Bleeding Disorders in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia
Mirghani A.M. Ahmed(King Fahd Hospital of the University), M.O. Al-Sohaibani(King Fahd Hospital of the University), Suleiman Al-Mohaya(King Fahd Hospital of the University), T. Sumer(King Fahd Hospital of the University), E.H. Al-Sheikh(King Fahd Hospital of the University), H.K. Knox-Macaulay
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Abstract
Thirty-four cases of inherited bleeding disorders are reported. All are Saudi patients from the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. There were 15 haemophiliacs, 1 factor VII deficiency, 1 factor X deficiency, 12 Glanzmann's thrombasthenia, and 5 unidentified platelet function disorders. Consanguinity was common among the families of these patients. Different age groups were affected and the severity of bleeding varied in the different conditions reported.
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