East Texas bleeding disorder
ORPHA:391320· ICD-10 D68.2
Definition
East Texas bleeding disorder is a rare, genetic, coagulation disorder characterized by easy bruising (without hemarthrosis or spontaneous hematomas), epistaxis, menorrhagia, and excessive bleeding after minor trauma and surgical procedures. Patients present a prolonged prothrombin time and/or activated partial thromboplastin time, normal levels of all coagulation factors, and normal protein C activity.
- Prevalence
- <1 / 1 000 000
- Inheritance
- Autosomal dominant
- Age of onset
- Childhood