Congenital platelet function defects

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Blood clot formation

Blood clots

Storage pool disease; Glanzmann's thrombasthenia; Bernard-Soulier syndrome; Platelet function defects - congenital

There is no specific treatment for these disorders. All people with bleeding disorders should avoid taking aspirin because it is known to prolong bleeding time -- the time it takes to form clotting mechanisms in the blood. Platelet transfusions may be given when patients have severe bleeding.

Treatment can usually control the bleeding. However, congenital platelet function defects are lifelong conditions for which there is no cure. Patients should take precautions to avoid bleeding.

• Severe bleeding
• Iron deficiency anemia in menstruating women

Call your health care provider if bleeding or bruising of an unknown cause is present, or if bleeding does not respond to the usual method of control.

Review Date: 02/06/2007
Reviewed By: William Matsui, MD, Assistant Professor of Oncology, Division of Hematologic Malignancies, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.