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Type-1 Glanzmann's thrombasthenia: a rare cause of epistaxis in a child
2021
International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
Glanzmann's thrombasthenia (GT) is a rare genetic platelet surface disorder of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor presenting with muco-cutaneous bleeding of varying severity. We are reporting an unusual case of a child presenting with recurrent epistaxis with prolonged bleeding time, moderate thrombocytopenia and giant platelet size. GT was suspected because the platelet aggregation was abnormal with adenosine diphosphate, epinephrine, collagen, and thrombin; but normal with ristocetin. Diagnosis
doi:10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20210132
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