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Hemostatic Defects in Thai Adolescents with Menorrhagia
Hutspardol S 
,
Sirachainan N ,
Soisamrong A ,
Atchararit N ,
O-Prasertsawat P ,
Chuansumrit A
,
Sirachainan N ,
Soisamrong A ,
Atchararit N ,
O-Prasertsawat P ,
Chuansumrit A Twenty-eight adolescents with menorrhagia by pictorial blood loss assessment chart (PBAC) criteria were
investigated for underlying hemostatic defect. CBC, ABO blood group, bleeding time, APTT, PT, TT, FVIII:C, VWF:Ag, RiCoF
and platelet aggregation study were evaluated. Six patients (21.4%) were addressed with underlying hemostatic defect. Of
these, severe aplastic anemia (n = 1) and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (n = 1) were identified in 2 patients with low
platelets after an initial CBC. Four patients with prolonged bleeding time demonstrated inherited hemostatic defect: von
Willebrand disease (VWD) type 3 (n = 1), Glanzmann thrombasthenia (n = 1) and Bernard-Soulier syndrome (n = 2). Median
PBAC score of patients with hemostatic defect was significantly higher than that of patients with unknown cause of
menorrhagia (436.5 vs. 251.3, p = 0.01). After the exclusion of six patients with well-identified bleeding risks, isolated
abnormal platelet aggregation response to adrenaline was detected in 11 (50%) adolescents using platelet aggregation study.
No significant difference of median PBAC score was noted among patients with and without evidence of this impaired
responsiveness to adrenaline. In addition, the authors also found an abnormal platelet aggregation with adrenaline stimulant
in 15 (75%) among 20 healthy female controls who had no history of bleeding diathesis. No significant difference in frequency
of abnormal platelet aggregation to adrenaline was observed between affected cases and controls. In summary, an impaired
responsiveness of platelets to adrenaline in the present study is insufficient to support its risk of bleeding. On the contrary,
the simple test such as CBC and bleeding time revealed a worthy contribution to investigate coexisting coagulopathy in
adolescents with menorrhagia.
Keywords: Thai Adolescents, Menorrhagia, Hemostatic disorders, Pictorial blood loss assessment chart (PBAC),
Adrenaline receptor defect
investigated for underlying hemostatic defect. CBC, ABO blood group, bleeding time, APTT, PT, TT, FVIII:C, VWF:Ag, RiCoF
and platelet aggregation study were evaluated. Six patients (21.4%) were addressed with underlying hemostatic defect. Of
these, severe aplastic anemia (n = 1) and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (n = 1) were identified in 2 patients with low
platelets after an initial CBC. Four patients with prolonged bleeding time demonstrated inherited hemostatic defect: von
Willebrand disease (VWD) type 3 (n = 1), Glanzmann thrombasthenia (n = 1) and Bernard-Soulier syndrome (n = 2). Median
PBAC score of patients with hemostatic defect was significantly higher than that of patients with unknown cause of
menorrhagia (436.5 vs. 251.3, p = 0.01). After the exclusion of six patients with well-identified bleeding risks, isolated
abnormal platelet aggregation response to adrenaline was detected in 11 (50%) adolescents using platelet aggregation study.
No significant difference of median PBAC score was noted among patients with and without evidence of this impaired
responsiveness to adrenaline. In addition, the authors also found an abnormal platelet aggregation with adrenaline stimulant
in 15 (75%) among 20 healthy female controls who had no history of bleeding diathesis. No significant difference in frequency
of abnormal platelet aggregation to adrenaline was observed between affected cases and controls. In summary, an impaired
responsiveness of platelets to adrenaline in the present study is insufficient to support its risk of bleeding. On the contrary,
the simple test such as CBC and bleeding time revealed a worthy contribution to investigate coexisting coagulopathy in
adolescents with menorrhagia.
Keywords: Thai Adolescents, Menorrhagia, Hemostatic disorders, Pictorial blood loss assessment chart (PBAC),
Adrenaline receptor defect
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