Giant Abdominopelvic Haematoma Arising from Ovulation in a Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia Patient with Platelet Refractoriness: Treatment with Surgery and Intra-Abdominal Tranexamic Acid

BÜYÜKAŞIK Y., BOYRAZ G., Selcuk I., BEKTAŞ Ö., TUNCER Z. S.

ACTA HAEMATOLOGICA, vol.128, no.3, pp.154-157, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 128 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1159/000339085
  • Journal Name: ACTA HAEMATOLOGICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.154-157
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Glanzmann's thrombasthenia (GT) is a very rare autosomal recessive genetic bleeding disorder. Women with coagulation abnormalities are at increased risk of corpus luteum rupture and haemoperitoneum. Here we present a severe case of GT resulting in a haematoma extending from the pelvis to the liver that could only be controlled by surgery and intra-abdominal tranexamic acid. Copyright (c) 2012 S. Karger AG, Basel