Primigravida with Bernard-Soulier Syndrome: a case report

Bernard-Soulier syndrome or idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: A case series

Background: Bernard-Soulier syndrome (BSS) is a rare, autosomal recessive platelet function disorder which is commonly mistaken for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP).The report includes seven cases of BSS that have been diagnosed and treated as ITP for a long time. Methods: Between 2006 and 2016, data of seven BSS patients who have long been diagnosed and treated as ITP were collected ...

Bernard-Soulier syndrome.

Bernard-Soulier syndrome (BSS) is a rare autosomal bleeding disorder characterized clinically by prolonged skin bleeding time, normal clot retraction and thrombocytopenia with large and morphologically abnormal platelets, and biochemically by the absence of platelet membrane glycoproteins (GP) Ib, V and IX. GP Ib and GP IX exist in the platelet membrane as a heterodimer complex which acts as th...

Bernard Soulier Syndrome: A Genetic Bleeding Disorder

Intractable gastrointestinal bleeding from angiodysplasia in a patient of Bernard-Soulier syndrome--report of a case--.

We herein report a case of gastrointestinal bleeding induced by angiodysplasia of the cecum in a case of Bernard-Soulier syndrome with recurrent breast cancer. In spite of endoscopic hemostatic therapy and interventional embolization, she had repeated massive bleeding from the cecal lesion. In addition, she had chronic hepatitis C and progressive liver tumors metastasized from breast cancer, an...

Bernard-Soulier syndrome (Hemorrhagiparous thrombocytic dystrophy)

Bernard-Soulier syndrome (BSS), also known as Hemorrhagiparous thrombocytic dystrophy, is a hereditary bleeding disorder affecting the megakaryocyte/platelet lineage and characterized by bleeding tendency, giant blood platelets and low platelet counts. This syndrome is extremely rare as only approximately 100 cases have been reported in the literature. Clinical manifestations usually include pu...