Hemophilia in Children and Other Pediatric Blood Conditions

Extensive System of Care for Non Malignant Blood Conditions

Our pediatric hematologists and other blood disorder specialists emphasize the prevention of long-term complications. Depending on the diagnosis, this could include issues resulting from intermittent bleeding episodes and clotting events. We offer a full range of services and lifelong support to all patients with blood disorders

Treating Blood Disorders in Children

There are several types of blood disorders that can affect babies, children and young adults. A non-malignant disorder means it is not cancerous, yet these disorders can still be very serious. We treat a wide range of pediatric blood disorders, including sickle cell disease and hemophilia in children. Some of the most common non-malignant blood disorders we treat include:

• Anemia: Children with anemia do not have enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout the body. This can cause anemic patients to feel tired and weak and can range from mild to severe.
• Aplastic anemia: This is a rare and serious condition in which the child’s body stops producing new blood cells. Aplastic anemia creates a higher risk of infections and uncontrolled bleeding.
• Factor V Leiden: This inherited condition causes an increased risk of abnormal blood clots, or thrombophilia. Some clots do no damage at all, while others can be life-threatening.
• Hemochromatosis: This is a common inherited disorder in which the body absorbs too much iron. Over time, excess iron can build up in major organs and cause the organs to become diseased.
• Hemophilia: This rare disorder means the child’s body lacks blood-clotting proteins. Patients with this disease bleed longer than normal after a cut or injury or may even experience spontaneous bleeding.
• Histiocytosis: This disease occurs when there is an overproduction of a type of white blood cells called histiocytes. This can lead to organ damage or tumor formation.
• Idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura: This disorder results from low levels of platelets, or cells that help the blood to clot. It can cause easy or excessive bruising or bleeding.
• Immune cytopenias
• Neutrofil disorders: Patients who have too few neutrophils, a type of white blood cell, are at greater risk for infections.
• Platelet disorders: Platelets are a type of blood cell that helps blood clot. Low platelet counts can cause easy or excessive bruising and superficial bleeding.
• Protein C&S disorders: Deficiencies in Protein C and Protein S are genetic disorders. These are both natural substances that help blood clot.
• Rare factor deficiencies: Clotting factors help the body control bleeding. This group of inherited disorders is caused by a problem with one or more clotting factors.
• Sickle Cell Disease: In this inherited condition, the body does not produce enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout the body. This can cause severe pain and potentially cause harm to organs, muscles and bones.
• Thrombocytopenia
  • congenital
  • drug induced (ie, by seizure medications)
  • ITP