Platelet function disorder in Gardner-Diamond syndrome: a case report and review of the literature
The Gardner-Diamond syndrome is a disorder characterized by recurrent spontaneous painful bruising in patients with underlying psychosis and neurosis. Despite the presence of other symptoms suggestive of an underlying disorder of primary hemostasis in a large percentage of reported patients, results...
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Published in | Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology Vol. 27; no. 6; p. 323 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
01.06.2005
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Summary: | The Gardner-Diamond syndrome is a disorder characterized by recurrent spontaneous painful bruising in patients with underlying psychosis and neurosis. Despite the presence of other symptoms suggestive of an underlying disorder of primary hemostasis in a large percentage of reported patients, results of testing for von Willebrand disease or platelet function disorders are lacking. The authors describe a case of Gardner-Diamond syndrome in an adolescent girl who had abnormal platelet responses during platelet aggregation studies. A review of the literature revealed only three additional patients with Gardner-Diamond syndrome who have had platelet aggregation studies reported. To date, all patients with Gardner-Diamond syndrome reported to have undergone platelet aggregation studies have had abnormal results. |
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ISSN: | 1077-4114 |
DOI: | 10.1097/01.mph.0000168726.64766.c6 |