Platelet storage pool deficiency

Platelet storage pool deficiency
Other namesStorage pool platelet disease
Platelet storage pool deficiency is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner
SpecialtyHematology 
SymptomsAnemia
CausesInherited or acquired
Diagnostic methodFlow cytometry, Bleeding time analysis
TreatmentAntifibrinolytic medications

Platelet storage pool deficiency is a family of clotting disorders characterized by deficient granules in platelets. Individuals with these disorders have too few or abnormally functioning alpha granules, delta granules, or both alpha and delta granules and are therefore unable to form effective clots, which leads to prolonged bleeding. Platelet storage pool deficiency can be acquired or inherited.

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