Glanzmann's thrombasthenia differential diagnosis

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1], Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Omer Kamal, M.D.[2], Niyousha Danesh, MD-MPH

Overview

Glanzman’s  thrombasthenia must be differentiated from other diseases that cause severe hemorrhages , mucocutaneous bleeding , petechiae and ecchymosis, such as platelet disorders (like : Bernard-Soulier syndrome,platelet storage pool defects,platelet-type von Willebrand disease and gray platelet syndrome), Fibrinogen abnormalities ,(eg Afibrinogenemia), Von Willebrand Disease and Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome.

Differential Diagnoses

Differential Diagnosis

Diseases Laboratory Findings Physical Examination History and Symptoms Treatment
Bleeding Time (BT) PT aPTT Platelet count vWF Petechiae

& Purpura

Ecchymosis Mucocutaneous hemorrhage Severe fatal bleeding Epistaxis Oral bleeding Menorrhagia & Postpartum hemorrhage Infection Hemarthrosis Additional

information

Glanzmann Thrombasthenia[3] Normal (Nl) Nl lower level of Normal Nl + + + + + + + _ _ Autosomal recessive (AR)

GpIIb/IIIa receptor defect

ITGA2B and ITGB3 gene

  • Platelet aggregation responds to ristocetin but not (ADP), epinephrine, and collagen.
  • Local hemostatic procedures
  • Anti-fibrinolytic drugs
  • rFVIIa, IVIG, plasmapheresis, corticosteroids, rituximab
  • HSCT[4]
Von Willebrand disease (vWD) Nl Nl Nl + + + + + + + _ _ Autosomal dominant (AD) and autosomal recessive, AR (rare)
  • vWF
  • DDAVP
  • factor VIII concentrates[1]
Bernard-Soulier Syndrome[2] Nl

giant platelets

+ + + + + + + _ _ AR

↓GPIb/IX/V platelets

  • platelets do not aggregate in response to ristocetin but responds to ADP, epinephrine, and collagen
  • DDAVP
  • antifibrinolytic
  • rFVIIa[5]
Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome[6] Nl Nl Nl

microthrombocytopenia

Nl + + +

(specially GI bleeding)

+ + _
  • X-linked defect in The WASp gene
  • +Severe eczema
  • antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals,
  • chemotherapy
  • immunoglobulins
  • corticosteroids
Inherited Abnormalities of Fibrinogen[7] Nl Inherited Abnormalities of Fibrinogen + + + + + + _ + Fibrinogen defect

3gene:FGA, FGB, and FGG

  • Fibrinogen concentrates
  • cryoprecipitate[8]

References

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