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Congenital platelet function defects - Symptom

Alternative Names

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:

You may need other tests. Your relatives may need to be tested.

Blood clot formation

Blood clots

Reviewed last on: 3/2/2009
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.

References

McMillan R. Hemorrhagic disorders: Abnormalities of platelet and vascular function. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 179.

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