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Follow the links below to find information about blood platelet disorders.
Created January 2008
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Von Willebrand's disorder
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Better Health Channel
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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.
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Jul 2008
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Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
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Better Health Channel
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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.
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Jan 2008
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Bleeding disorders: von Willebrand disorder
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Haemophilia Foundation Australia
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Includes answers to questions on what von Willebrand disorder is, how it is inherited, its treatment, symptoms and diagnosis.
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May 2007
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Antenatal interventions for fetomaternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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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...
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Oct 2004
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