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Bernard-Soulier Syndrome Like Platelet Defect in a Patient with Noonan Syndrome; A Case Report [Turk J Hematol]
Turk J Hematol. 2001; 18(3): 191-193

Bernard-Soulier Syndrome Like Platelet Defect in a Patient with Noonan Syndrome; A Case Report

Ahmet Koç1, Mustafa Kösecik2, M. Mansur Tatlı2, Ali Atas2, H. Haldun Emiroğlu2
1Department Of Pediatrics, Hematology Unit, Harran University Faculty Of Medicine,şanlıurfa Turkey
2Department Of Pediatrics, Harran University Faculty Of Medicine,şanlıurfa, Turkey

Noonan’s Syndrome (NS) is characterized by dismorphic facial features, short stature, short or webbed neck, congenital heart defects and testicular abnormalities. Various bleeding disorders in Noonan Syndrome have been reported. Bernard-Soulier Syndrome (BSS) is a rare congenital bleeding disorder characterized by thrombocytopenia and giant platelets. There is not any reported case of Noonan syndrome associated with BSS in literature. We report here a four-year-old male patient with Noonan Syndrome and BSS like platelet defect.

Keywords: Bernard-Soulier syndrome, Bleeding diathesis, Noonan syndrome, Platelet function.

Corresponding Author: Ahmet Koç, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: English
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