Warning Signs Linked To Christmas Disease (Hemophilia B)

Unprovoked Bleeding

Spontaneous or unprovoked bleeding is a more frequent occurrence in hemophilia B patients than it is in healthy individuals. Unprovoked bleeding describes a symptom where an individual's tissues begin to bleed without any injury or physical contact. Unprovoked bleeding can include bleeding from the nostril, nasopharynx, or nasal cavity. Unprovoked bleeding may also include bruising or the leakage of blood from the vessels underneath the skin when there has been no physical impact on the tissues. Unprovoked bleeding also often consists of the affected individual bleeding into their joints without any physical impact or hemarthrosis. Some physicians would consider bleeding from the gums to be an unprovoked type of bleeding in patients affected by hemophilia B, even though irritation from teeth brushing can be implicated. Although unprovoked bleeding is a symptom that can indicate hemophilia Bl, it is less common in hemophilia B than it is in other coagulation disorders.