Open AccessUlcerative Colitis in Hemophilia A Patient: Case Report
Author(s) -
Fauzi Yusuf,
Reno Keumalazia Kamarlis,
Muhsin Muhsin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
materia socio-medica/materia socio medica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1986-597X
pISSN - 1512-7680
DOI - 10.5455/msm.2021.33.75-77
Subject(s) - medicine , ulcerative colitis , inflammatory bowel disease , sulfasalazine , colonoscopy , colitis , gastroenterology , histopathology , disease , surgery , colorectal cancer , pathology , cancer
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects colon while the incidence is increasing worldwide. The pathogenesis of the disease is complex and involves multi factors such genetic predisposition, defects in epithelial barrier and immune response as well as environmental factors. Combination UC with Hemophilia A, a hereditary hemorrhagic disorder, is very rare but can lead massive rectal bleeding that will be fatal for the patients.