A 5-year-old male child has a bleeding disease that is characterized by areas of hemorrhage in the joints and muscles after minor injuries. Laboratory tests reveal a deficiency of a coagulation factor active in the early phase of blood coagulation (formation of intrinsic thromboplastin). What is the most likely diagnosis?

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The symptoms and laboratory findings are consistent with Hemophilia, which is characterized by bleeding into joints and muscles due to a deficiency in clotting factors, typically Factor VIII or IX, involved in the intrinsic pathway of coagulation.

A 5-Year-Old Male Child Has a Bleeding Disease That Is