Glanzmann thrombasthenia – presenting as prolonged severe bleeding following minor trauma

Abstract

Glanzmann thrombasthenia (GT) is an inherited
haemorrhagic disorder characterized by a severe
reduction in, or absence of, platelet aggregation in
response to multiple agonists due to qualitative or
quantitative abnormalities of platelet glycoprotein
(GP) 11b and/or 111a. Glanzmann, a Swiss
paediatrician, described a group of patients with
haemorrhagic symptoms especially of nasopharynx in
1918.

Key words: Glanzmann thrombasthenia

DOI = 10.4038/sljch.v35i1.8

Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, 2006; 35: 36-7