Acquired von Willebrand syndrome associated with hypothyroidism: A mild bleeding disorder to be further investigated

Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-40

  Federici, Augusto B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acquired von Willebrand syndrome; defective biosynthesis and or release; desmopressin; mucosal bleeding; von Willebrand factor; VWF FVIII concentrates

Indexed keywords

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8 CONCENTRATE; CORTICOSTEROID; DESMOPRESSIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; RECOMBINANT BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7A; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ACQUIRED VON WILLEBRAND SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLEEDING DISORDER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LOCAL THERAPY; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MALE; MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; SOLID TUMOR; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS, INHERITED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASES; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251532193     PISSN: 00946176     EISSN: 10989064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1270069     Document Type: Article

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