Tag Archives: bruising

Case 92 – summary

Posted on 15/04/2018 by

Thanks for your help with the cases. This week we have looked at three different scenarios regarding bleeding or bruising presenting in the paediatric population. The cases although different have some common themes: Coagulation testing in paediatrics is challenging for … Continue reading →

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Case 92 – part B

Posted on 10/04/2018 by

Thanks for your help with case 1 the baby is improving. The following morning you as the Haematology registrar have been referred a 5 year old girl who presented due to parental concern with easy bruising. The bruising was noted … Continue reading →

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Case 84 – summary

Posted on 19/10/2017 by

Thank you for all your help with this weeks case! This week we looked at a case of a patient with type 1 Gaucher’s disease . She was found to be mildly anaemia with a mild thrombocytopenia. A CT scan … Continue reading →

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Case 84 – update 2

Posted on 18/10/2017 by

So we have the results of our patient’s bone marrow and it looks to be consistent with Gaucher’s disease! Our patient has a raised serum ACE and ferritin which is typical of Gaucher’s disease. Our bone marrow shows the typical … Continue reading →

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Case 84 – update 1

Posted on 16/10/2017 by

So we have an update: We have found our patient is thrombocytopenic, and has a mild normocytic anaemia. Our patient has been slightly tired for a year or so, but still manages to do her demanding job as a PE … Continue reading →

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Case 53 – summary

Posted on 15/02/2016 by

Lauren is a 34 year old woman with a postpartum acquired haemophilia. The presentation and diagnosis of this disorder has been discussed in the previous posts; the management is what concerns us at this point. The traditional approach to the … Continue reading →

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Case 53 – update 2

Posted on 14/02/2016 by

Lauren, 34 had a baby 4 months ago and recently consulted her GP with marked easy bruising. Her GP did some blood tests which revealed a prolonged APTT at 69 seconds. The lab did extra tests to establish than rather … Continue reading →

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Case 53 – update 1

Posted on 09/02/2016 by

Yesterday we met Lauren, a 34 year old who went to see her GP with easy bruising. She felt this was a new problem, although she mentioned her sister bruised easily. We explored this a little further. Her sister had … Continue reading →

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Case 53 – the beginning

Posted on 08/02/2016 by

Welcome to the new case for the week. Please read the case, consider the questions posed and share your thoughts via twitter using #teamhaem @teamhaem. Lauren is a 34 year old woman who contacted her GP when she developed some … Continue reading →

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