ASSOCIATIVITY OF THE PAIN SYNDROME AND INFLAMMATION AT DAMAGE OF JOINTS AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF HYPOCOAGULATION IN PATIENTS WITH HEMOPHILIA
Joint pain at relapses of the hemarthrosis is the main cause of the deterioration of life quality in haemophilia. The aim of this study was to investigate the conjugation of pain and inflammation in the joints with recurrent hemarthroses against the background of constant hypocoagulation in hemophilia. The study included 44 patients with hemophilia A and B of varying severity in age from 18 to 40 years. Using computer infrared thermography estimated temperature in the knee and ankle joints was measured. Study results showed that chronic inflammation is a major factor in the development of joint pain. Hemophilia patients require screening of joints by thermography for early detection of latent inflammation.