Hereditary von Willebrand disease
Summary
Excerpted from the GeneReview:Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is characterized by mucocutaneous bleeding and excessive bleeding with trauma and procedures. Individuals with more severe forms of VWD are also at-risk for musculoskeletal bleeding. Mucocutaneous bleeding can include easy bruising, prolonged bleeding from minor wounds, epistaxis, oral cavity bleeding, heavy menstrual bleeding, gastrointestinal bleeding, and bleeding with hemostatic challenges such as dental work, childbirth, and surgery. Bleeding severity can vary widely in VWD, even between affected individuals within the same family. For some with VWD the bleeding phenotype may only become apparent upon hemostatic challenge, while others may have frequent spontaneous bleeding.
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- Molecular Genetics
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- Authors:
- Jill Johnsen
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