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Bleeding phenotype and diagnostic characterization of patients with congenital platelet defects.

ABSTRACT: Phenotypic characterization of congenital platelet defects (CPDs) could help physicians recognize CPD subtypes and can inform on prognostic implications. We report the analyses of the bleeding phenotype and diagnostic characteristics of a large cohort of adult patients with a confirmed CPD. A total of 96 patients were analyzed and they were classified as Glanzmann thrombasthenia, Bernard-Soulier syndrome, dense granule deficiency, defects in the ADP or thromboxane A2 (TxA2) pathway, isolated thrombocytopenia or complex abnormalities. The median ISTH-BAT bleeding score was nine (IQR 5-13). Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) (80%), post-partum hemorrhage (74%), post-operative bleeds (64%) and post-dental extraction bleeds (57%) occurred most frequently. Rare bleeding symptoms were bleeds from the urinary tract (4%) and central nervous system (CNS) bleeds (2%). Domains with a large proportion of severe bleeds were CNS bleeding, HMB and post-dental extraction bleeding. Glanzmann thrombasthenia and female sex were associated with a more severe bleeding phenotype.

SUBMITTER: Blaauwgeers MW

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7540397 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Bleeding phenotype and diagnostic characterization of patients with congenital platelet defects.

Blaauwgeers Maaike W MW Kruip Marieke J H A MJHA Beckers Erik A M EAM Coppens Michiel M Eikenboom Jeroen J van Galen Karin P M KPM Tamminga Rienk Y J RYJ Urbanus Rolf T RT Schutgens Roger E G REG

American journal of hematology 20200714 10

Phenotypic characterization of congenital platelet defects (CPDs) could help physicians recognize CPD subtypes and can inform on prognostic implications. We report the analyses of the bleeding phenotype and diagnostic characteristics of a large cohort of adult patients with a confirmed CPD. A total of 96 patients were analyzed and they were classified as Glanzmann thrombasthenia, Bernard-Soulier syndrome, dense granule deficiency, defects in the ADP or thromboxane A2 (TxA2) pathway, isolated thr ...[more]

PMID: 32562285

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Bleeding phenotype and diagnostic characterization of patients with congenital platelet defects.

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Bleeding phenotype and diagnostic characterization of patients with congenital platelet defects.

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