What are the differences between hemophilia and von willebrand disease?
Disease |
Hemophilia |
Von-Willebrand Disease |
Inheritance |
X-linked Recessive |
Autosomal Dominant (Type 1 & 2), Autosomal Recessive (Type 3) |
Bleeding Time |
Normal |
Prolonged |
Prothrombin Time (PT) |
Normal |
Normal |
APTT (Activated partial thromboplastin time) |
Increased |
Normal Initially Then Increased Later on |
Factor VIII levels |
Very Low |
Low |
Von Willebrand Levels |
Normal |
Low |