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14 Δεκ 2015 · Hemophilia B is called Christmas Disease because it was named for a 5 year old boy named Christmas. He was the first patient described in a case series of 7 patients by Biggs et. al. in 1953. “He had numerous episodes of haemorrhage dating from the age of 20 months, mostly resulting from injuries during play.
28 Νοε 2022 · When you hear the term “Christmas disease,” you might wonder if it is somehow related to the holiday. But this alternate name for hemophilia B came about because of the first hemophilia B patient: 5-year-old Stephen Christmas.
Stephen Christmas (12 February 1947 – 20 December 1993) was the first patient described to have Christmas disease (or Haemophilia B) in 1952 by a group of British doctors. Christmas was born to a British family in London .
8 Δεκ 2023 · Hemophilia B is also known as Christmas disease. It’s a rare genetic blood clotting disorder that can be fatal without treatment.
22 Ιουλ 2022 · Hemophilia B, once known as Christmas disease, is an inherited bleeding disorder. It happens when a gene that helps blood clot mutates or changes. People with hemophilia B don’t have the usual amount of a blood protein that helps blood clot.
15 Οκτ 2024 · Hemophilia B, also known as factor IX deficiency or Christmas disease, is the second most common type of hemophilia. The disorder was first reported in the medical literature in 1952 in a patient with the name of Stephen Christmas.
6 Αυγ 2024 · Other names for hemophilia B, include factor IX deficiency, Christmas disease, and the royal disease. The name "Christmas disease" is in honor of Stephen Christmas, the first person recorded in medical literature with the condition.
