Type IV Ehlers-Danlos syndrome with platelet delta-storage pool disease

Ann Hematol. 1998 Jul-Aug;77(1-2):47-50. doi: 10.1007/s002770050410.

Abstract

A case of type IV Ehlers-Danlos syndrome with a partial platelet delta-storage pool disease is reported. The diagnosis of Ehlers-Danlos was clinical. The platelet-dense granule deficiency was determined by ultrastructural platelet morphology. Dense bodies were decreased in number, and most showed loss or fragmentation of electron-dense material. Aggregation studies revealed a retarded response to ristocetin and arachidonic acid, which was corrected with desmopressin acetate-DDAVP.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Blood Platelet Disorders / complications*
  • Child
  • Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / complications*
  • Female
  • Humans