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Cameron Cooper1, Katharine Halligan1,2
1Albany Medical Center Department of Pediatrics, Albany, New York.
Abstract:
Although rare, inherited platelet function disorders represent an important cause of bleeding in the pediatric patient. Due to an overlap in symptoms with other causes of mucocutaneous bleeding, inherited platelet function disorders are difficult to distinguish and diagnose and often present a diagnostic conundrum for pediatricians. This review aims to highlight presenting signs and symptoms, pathogenesis, initial workup, and diagnostic criteria of inherited platelet function disorders presenting in the pediatric population.
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