“Hemarthrosis in hemophiliacs not always evident, medico monitori”

(beraking latest news Salute) – “The haemophilic patient also suffers from silent haemarthroses (the accumulation of blood in the joint after the haemorrhage, ed), due to the phenomenon of synovial hypertrophy, in which the regenerated tissue is very vascularized, and therefore not a traumatic stimulus is needed to cause bleeding in the joints. Joint well-being is linked to a sufficient level of factor VIII (a protein whose activity is reduced or eliminated by haemophilia, ed) at any time of the day, and it is essential that the patient adhere to therapy, which can best adapt it to his lifestyle. ”Thus Antonella Coluccia, hematologist at the Center for haemophilia and rare coagulopathies at the hospital of Scorrano (Le), argued the importance of follow-up in the prophylaxis of haemophilia during the seventh stage of ‘Articoliamo’, a campaign supported by Sobi with the patronage of FedEmo, created to promote joint well-being in people with haemophilia and landed today in Bar the.

“The doctor must not only be the one who prescribes – explained the expert – but must monitor the joint state with ultrasound and check for the presence of haemarthroses not detected by the patient and decide whether to increase the dose or the frequency of drug administration. . It is a way to tailor the therapy to the patient, also thanks to the adoption of musculoskeletal ultrasound as a diagnostic aid “.