Thrombasthenia

A rare, autosomal recessive inherited and less frequently acquired platelet disorder. It is characterized by deficient or dysfunctional glycoprotein IIb/IIIa complex. It leads to defective platelet aggregation, resulting in bleeding.

Disease Alternative Name

glanzmann thrombasthenia

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Dr. Naveen Arichwal

Emergency Medicine

15 yrs female unmarried , complaining of profuse menstruation with passage of clots , ×1 day , She is a known case of Glanzmann thromboasthenia. She is hemodynamicaly stable and conscious oriented. What should be the line of treatment advi...See More

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Vidhatri Ramaka

MBBS Student

Lab work up of a person shows GpIIa/IIIb Ab.What is the diagnosis and treatment? A. Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome B.Glanzmann Thrombasthenia C.Bernard Soulier Syndrome D.Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura E. Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

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Dr. Ila Jain

Pathology

A 16-year-old boy with a history of epistaxis, frequent bruising, and heavy bleeding during dental procedures comes to his physician with new onset of gastrointestinal bleeding in the setting of aspirin use for a sprained ankle. Physical ex...See More

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Dr. Sunil P

Dentistry