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Question:

Which of the following diseases is also called Christmas disease?

Myocardial infarction

Sickle-cell anaemia

Haemoglobinuria

Haemophilia-B

Solution:

Haemophilia B is due to deficiency of factor IX (Christmas factor). The patient may experience prolonged bleeding following any injury or wound, and in severe cases there is spontaneous bleeding into muscles and joints. So, the correct answer is option D.