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==Clotting Factor Abnormalities==
 
==Clotting Factor Abnormalities==
 
[[Coagulation Factor Deficiency|Deficiencies]] in clotting factors are often the result of congenital deficiency in one or more of the coagulation factors and can lead to ineffective blood clotting and development of a disease syndrome characterized by excessive bleeding - deficiencies are often detected following trauma or surgery. Occasionally bleeding may be spontaneous (e.g. into alimentary or urinary tracts). Deficiencies are often seen as familial inherited problems; [[Coagulation_Factor_Deficiency#Factor_VIII|Haemophilia (factor VIII deficiency)]] is probably the best understood condition.  
 
[[Coagulation Factor Deficiency|Deficiencies]] in clotting factors are often the result of congenital deficiency in one or more of the coagulation factors and can lead to ineffective blood clotting and development of a disease syndrome characterized by excessive bleeding - deficiencies are often detected following trauma or surgery. Occasionally bleeding may be spontaneous (e.g. into alimentary or urinary tracts). Deficiencies are often seen as familial inherited problems; [[Coagulation_Factor_Deficiency#Factor_VIII|Haemophilia (factor VIII deficiency)]] is probably the best understood condition.  
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Other coagulation defects can be induced by disease processes such as angiostrongylosis, vitamin K deficiency (rodenticide poisoning) or disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
    
[[Category:Haemorrhagic Diseases|A]]
 
[[Category:Haemorrhagic Diseases|A]]
 
[[Category:To Do - Blood]]
 
[[Category:To Do - Blood]]
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