Clinical and laboratory presentation of von Willebrand disease: Experience from a single center in Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study was aimed at assessing the clinical presentations and laboratory findings among patients diagnosed with vWD at a Saudi tertiary care unit.

Methods

This retrospective study included 189 patients with vWD who were followed up in our unit over 4 years. Clinical and laboratory data were collected and analyzed in SPSS.

Results

The median age of the study cohort was 30 years (range 11 months-56 years). The cohort had a female preponderance, with 32.30% males and 66.70% females. Bleeding from different sites was observed, mostly from the joints and muscles (23.90%), followed by the mucus membranes (14.60%), genitourinary areas (7.70%), ecchymoses (2.80%), and gastrointestinal areas (2.80%). A total of 48% of participants presented with more than one typ

SUBMITTER: Owaidah T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10124135 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature