Blood Platelet Disorders

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Created January 2008

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Title:   Von Willebrand's disorder
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Von Willebrand's disorder (VWD) is an inherited bleeding disorder. People with von Willebrand's may have frequent nosebleeds, easy bruising, heavy menstruation (periods) and/or excessive bleeding from the mouth.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a rare autoimmune disorder, characterised by the destruction of blood-clotting platelets by antibodies. The cause of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura is unknown, but it is thought that some kinds of viral infections prompt the malfunctioning of the immune system.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Bleeding disorders: von Willebrand disorder
Publisher:   Haemophilia Foundation Australia
Description:   Includes answers to questions on what von Willebrand disorder is, how it is inherited, its treatment, symptoms and diagnosis.
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Antenatal interventions for fetomaternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   When an unborn baby's platelets (cells necessary for blood clotting) are not recognized by the mothers' body, she sometimes makes antibodies which attack the baby's platelets (Fetomaternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, FMAIT). This causes bleeding in t...
Date:   Oct 2004
Title:   Prophylactic platelet transfusion for haemorrhage after chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   This review was undertaken to determine the best use of platelet transfusion for the prevention of bleeding (prophylactic platelet transfusion) in patients who have haematological malignancies and are receiving intensive chemotherapy or stem cell tra...
Date:   Jul 2004
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