Difficulties and pitfalls in the laboratory diagnosis of bleeding disorders
Author
Summary, in English
. von Willebrand disease (VWD) is the most common inherited bleeding disorder, but variable severity and several classification types mean that diagnosis is often not straightforward. In many countries, the assays are not readily available and/or are not well standardized. The latest methods and the basis of VWD are discussed here, together with information from the international quality assessment programme (IEQAS). Factor XIII deficiency is a rare, but important bleeding disorder, which may be missed or diagnosed late. A discussion and update on this diagnosis is considered in the final section of our review.
Department/s
Publishing year
2012
Language
English
Pages
66-72
Publication/Series
Haemophilia
Volume
18
Links
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Topic
- Hematology
Keywords
- bleeding disorders
- external quality assurance
- factor XIII deficiency
- laboratory diagnosis
- von Willebrand disease
Status
Published
Research group
- Clinical Chemistry, Malmö
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1351-8216