Open AccessSimultaneous occurrence of intussusception and duodenal haematoma in a patient with Glanzmann's thrombasthenia
Author(s) -
IftikharAhmad Jan,
SaifKhalfan AlKaabi,
Awadh AlMughadam,
DSreenivas Murthy,
Basmah AlHamoudi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.194676
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombasthenia , glanzmann's thrombasthenia , intussusception (medical disorder) , abdominal pain , vomiting , surgery , gastrointestinal bleeding , gastroenterology , pica (typography) , platelet , pediatrics , platelet aggregation , world wide web , computer science
Glanzmann's thrombasthenia (GT) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder in which the platelets have anomalies of fibrinogen receptors causing bleeding tendencies. The disease usually presents with mucosal bleeding, petechial haemorrhages or gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. Only sporadic cases of intussusception or duodenal haematoma have been reported with GT. We present a case of 5-year-old girl admitted with non-bilious vomiting, watery diarrhoea and abdominal pain. She is a known patient of Glanzmann's thrombasthenia.