Simultaneous occurrence of intussusception and duodenal haematoma in a patient with Glanzmann's thrombasthenia

Simultaneous occurrence of intussusception and duodenal haematoma in a patient with Glanzmann's thrombasthenia

Glanzmann's thrombasthenia (GT) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder in which the platelets have anomalies of fibrinogen receptors causing bleeding tendencies. The disease usually presents with mucosal bleeding, petechial haemorrhages or gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. Only sporadic cases of...

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Main Authors: Iftikhar Ahmad Jan, Saif Khalfan AlKaabi, Awadh AlMughadam, D Sreenivas Murthy, Basmah AlHamoudi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:African Journal of Paediatric Surgery
Subjects:
Complications
duodenal haematoma
Glanzmann thrombasthenia
intussusception
Online Access:http://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2016;volume=13;issue=4;spage=202;epage=205;aulast=Jan
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Summary:Glanzmann's thrombasthenia (GT) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder in which the platelets have anomalies of fibrinogen receptors causing bleeding tendencies. The disease usually presents with mucosal bleeding, petechial haemorrhages or gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. Only sporadic cases of intussusception or duodenal haematoma have been reported with GT. We present a case of 5-year-old girl admitted with non-bilious vomiting, watery diarrhoea and abdominal pain. She is a known patient of Glanzmann's thrombasthenia.
ISSN:0189-6725

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