Case Report : Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome (Presenting as late onset heavy Menstrual Bleeding)

Inherited bleeding disorders contribute significantly to the incidence and prevalence of Heavy Menstrual Bleeding (HMB), and contrary to popular belief can present any time during the reproductive years of a woman’s life. The following case exemplifies this and is being presented as part of a rare...

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Main Authors: Amita Ray, Sujoy Ray, Jose John Matthew
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Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2013-09-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/3394/59-%205738_PF1(M)_E(C)_F(H)_PF1(PUH)_PFA(H)_OLF_PFBook.pdf
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description Inherited bleeding disorders contribute significantly to the incidence and prevalence of Heavy Menstrual Bleeding (HMB), and contrary to popular belief can present any time during the reproductive years of a woman’s life. The following case exemplifies this and is being presented as part of a rare syndrome. The incidence of this syndrome in the general population ranges from 1:500,000 to 1:1000, 000. Besides being rare the presentation was quite uncommon as majority of these cases present with pulmonary fibrosis.
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spelling doaj.art-69135f7726e949fc9425c6821272a8b72022-12-21T19:02:03ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2013-09-01792023202410.7860/JCDR/2013/5738.3394Case Report : Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome (Presenting as late onset heavy Menstrual Bleeding)Amita Ray0Sujoy Ray1Jose John Matthew2Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Father Muller Medical College, Kankanady, Mangalore-575002 Karnataka, India.Intern (MBBS), Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College Manipal, Karnataka-576104, India.Intern (MBBS), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Father Muller Medical College, Kankanady, Mangalore-575002 Karnataka, India.Inherited bleeding disorders contribute significantly to the incidence and prevalence of Heavy Menstrual Bleeding (HMB), and contrary to popular belief can present any time during the reproductive years of a woman’s life. The following case exemplifies this and is being presented as part of a rare syndrome. The incidence of this syndrome in the general population ranges from 1:500,000 to 1:1000, 000. Besides being rare the presentation was quite uncommon as majority of these cases present with pulmonary fibrosis.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/3394/59-%205738_PF1(M)_E(C)_F(H)_PF1(PUH)_PFA(H)_OLF_PFBook.pdfhermansky–pudlak syndrome (hps)heavy menstrual bleeding
spellingShingle Amita Ray
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Case Report : Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome (Presenting as late onset heavy Menstrual Bleeding)
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
hermansky–pudlak syndrome (hps)
heavy menstrual bleeding
title Case Report : Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome (Presenting as late onset heavy Menstrual Bleeding)
title_full Case Report : Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome (Presenting as late onset heavy Menstrual Bleeding)
title_fullStr Case Report : Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome (Presenting as late onset heavy Menstrual Bleeding)
title_full_unstemmed Case Report : Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome (Presenting as late onset heavy Menstrual Bleeding)
title_short Case Report : Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome (Presenting as late onset heavy Menstrual Bleeding)
title_sort case report hermansky pudlak syndrome presenting as late onset heavy menstrual bleeding
topic hermansky–pudlak syndrome (hps)
heavy menstrual bleeding
url https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/3394/59-%205738_PF1(M)_E(C)_F(H)_PF1(PUH)_PFA(H)_OLF_PFBook.pdf
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