Preferred Label : Hereditary factor VIII deficiency;
ICD-11 definition : A disease caused by a genetically inherited mutation leading to a deficiency in clotting
due to lack of factor VIII. This disease is characterised by increasing haemorrhaging
and bruising. Confirmation is by identification of mutations by genetic testing.;
ICD-11 inclusion : Deficiency factor VIII with functional defect; functional factor VIII deficiency; Factor VIII deficiency NOS;
A disease caused by a genetically inherited mutation leading to a deficiency in clotting
due to lack of factor VIII. This disease is characterised by increasing haemorrhaging
and bruising. Confirmation is by identification of mutations by genetic testing.