MEDICINE

IMMUNOGLOBULINS AND THE HUMAN DEFENCE SYSTEM

IMMUNOGLOBULINS AND THE HUMAN DEFENCE SYSTEM

CHAPTER ONE

1.0     Introduction

1.1     History

1.2     Aetiology

CHAPTER TWO

2.0     Literature Review

2.1     Typical crisis bleeding in Hemophilia

2.1.1  Hemarthrosis

2.1.2  Hematoma

2.1.3  Hematuria

2.1.4  Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleeding

2.1.5  Laceration

2.1.6  Head Trauma

2.1.7  Emergency Care

2.1.8  Assessment of the need for treatment

CHAPTER THREE

3.0     Inhibitors of factors VIII or factor IX

3.1     Options for the therapy of factor VIII deficiency

3.2     Options for the therapy of factor IX deficiency

3.3     Recombinant versus plasma derived factor VIII

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0     Management

4.1     Medical Consideration of Patient Family Members

4.1.1  Prophylaxis

4.1.2  Gene Therapy

References.