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Diagnosis of congenital von Willebrand disease during a preoperative assessment in a multiple myeloma patient without bleeding history.

Authors :
El Ouaaliti M
Li R
Gobin D
Bron D
Cantinieaux B
Source :
Clinical case reports [Clin Case Rep] 2016 Jun 13; Vol. 4 (7), pp. 703-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Jun 13 (Print Publication: 2016).
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

We report a rare case of type 2M von Willebrand disease diagnosed in an elderly multiple myeloma patient who had no personal and family bleeding history. This case report emphasis the importance to not systematically exclude a congenital vWD in adult patients when coagulation screening tests indicate toward a vWD.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2050-0904
Volume :
4
Issue :
7
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Clinical case reports
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
27386134
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.603