Successful Management of Acute Catastrophic Juvenile Vaginal Bleeding in Glanzmann’s Thromboasthenia by Uterine Tamponade: A Case Report and Review of The Literature

Glanzmann’s thromboasthenia (GT) is a rare platelet disorder, due to membrane defects involving glycoprotein GP IIb/IIIa complex. Symptoms appear in infancy with episodes of bruising, gingival bleeding, epistaxis, or at the time of menarche acute episode of uterine bleeding. Hormonal therapy and ant...

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Main Authors: Nazli Hossain, Tahir S. Shamsi, Adeel Feroz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Hematology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/530908
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