THE CLINICAL PICTURE AND LABORATORY WORK-UP OF GLANZMANN THROMBASTHENIA

Zdziarska, Joanna; Iwaniec, Teresa; Wypasek, Ewa; Sacha, Tomasz

doi:10.1016/j.htct.2021.10.1071

Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy

ISSN: 2531-1379

Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy is a quarterly scientific publication of the Associação Brasileira de Hematologia, Hemoterapia e Terapia Celular (ABHH), Associazione Italo-Brasiliana di Ematologia (AIBE), Eurasian Hematology Oncology Group (EHOG), and Sociedade Brasileira de Oncologia Pediátrica (SOBOPE).

Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy publishes original articles, review articles and case reports covering various areas in the field of hematology and hemotherapy. The journal was previously published, until 2016, as Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia.

ISSN print: 2531-1379
ISSN online: 2531-1387

Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Consensus of the Brazilian association of hematology, hemotherapy and cellular therapy on patient blood management.

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We present the clinical picture and laboratory work-up of Glanzmann thrombasthenia, based on a group of 7 patients. Bleeding history was significant in all patients and included both mucosal and postsurgery bleeds. Laboratory analysis revealed decreased or absent platelet aggregation (< 10%) with all physiologic agonists (ADP, collagen, epinephrin, arachidonic acid) together with normal agglutination response to ristocetin. In three patients diagnosis was confirmed by flow cytometry.

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