Prevalence and geographic distribution of haemophilia in Costa Rica
Arroyo, J.; Salazar-Sánchez, L.; Jiménez-Cruz, G.; Chaverri, P.; Arrieta-Bolaños, E.; Morera, B. · Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie · 2010 · Heft S 01 · S. S28-S31
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SummaryHaemophilia is the most frequent hereditary haemorrhagic illness and it is due to the deficiency of coagulation factors VIII (haemophilia A, HA) or IX (haemophilia B, HB).The prevalence of this disease varies according to the country, those having better survival rates having also higher prevalences. Specifically in Costa Rica, there are around 130 HA and 30 HB families. This study reports the prevalence and a spatial distribution analysis of both types of the disease in this country. The prevalence of haemophilia in this country is 7 cases per 100 000 men, for HA it is 6 cases per 100 000 and for HB it i…
