Open AccessVon Willebrand Disease in Pregnancy
Author(s) -
Subhash Varma,
Pankaj Malhotra,
Jasmina Ahluwalia,
Aashima Arora,
Rashmi Bagga,
Akanksha Jangid
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of postgraduate medicine, education and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-0262
pISSN - 2277-8969
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10028-1123
Subject(s) - von willebrand disease , von willebrand factor , medicine , caesarean section , pregnancy , obstetrics , disease , pediatrics , gynecology , platelet , biology , genetics
Von Willebrand disease (vWD) is the most common inherited bleeding disorder. It is due to deficiency of von Willebrand factor (vWF) which may be either quantitative or qualitative. There are 3 types of vWD out of which Type III is the rarest but the most severe. We report a 27 years second gravida diagnosed with vWD in her index pregnancy. Though her antenatal period was uneventful, she developed complications in the perioperative period following a caesarean section. However, with a multidisciplinary team effort, the maternal and fetal outcome were favourable. How to cite this article Bagga R, Jangid A, Gainder S, Malhotra P, Varma S, Ahluwalia J, Arora A. Von Willebrand Disease in Pregnancy. J Postgrad Med Edu Res 2014;48(3):157-158.