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Does your child bruise easily? It might be a sign of a blood disorder

Haemophilia is a condition which prevents blood from clotting the right way, and doctors advise parents to get their kids checked if symptoms show as it is highly treatable.

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您的孩子容易出现瘀伤吗?这可能是血液疾病的征兆。

Haemophilia is a bleeding disorder in which the blood fails to clot properly because it doesn't have enough blood-clotting proteins. Photo: dpa

The baby slips in the tub and Mum or Dad grabs their arm, where a bruise soon shows up.

This can be unsettling, says Dr Carmen Escuriola-Ettingshausen, director of Germany's Rhein Main Haemophilia Centre (HZRM). "First-time parents in particular blame themselves, thinking they may have grasped their child too firmly."

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