Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Platelet storage pool disorder; Glanzmann's thrombasthenia; Bernard-Soulier syndrome; Platelet function defects - congenital
Symptoms
Abnormal menstrual periods - Bleeding during and after surgery
Bleeding gums - Easy bruising
- Nosebleeds (epistaxis)
- Prolonged bleeding with small injuries
Signs and tests
The following tests may be used to diagnose this condition:
Bleeding time CBC Platelet aggregation test -
PT ,PTT
You may need other tests. Your relatives may need to be tested.
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Congenital platelet function defects Treatment
Review Date: 03/02/2009
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; and Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow
Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed
by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
