Abstract
This report describes the diagnosis of acquired type I von Willebrand disease in a 30-year- old woman (G5P5) who presented with complaints of excessive bleeding in the postpartum period. The patient's additional complaints of fatigue, depression, and inability to lose weight resulted in laboratory testing that indicated hypothyroidism due to thyroiditis. Clinical symptoms and laboratory tests for von Willebrand disease and hypothyroidism normalized with L-thyroxine replacement. Thyroiditis resulting in symptomatic hypothyroidism occurs in 2-4 per cent of postpartum women. The possibility of underlying hypothyroidism should be considered for those patients, especially if they are parous women, who appear to have an acquired bleeding disorder suggestive of von Willebrand disease.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 217-219 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | American Journal of Hematology |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1995 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Hypothyroidism
- Postpartum thyroiditis
- Von Willebrand's disease
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hematology
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Acquired von Willebrand's disease : A rare manifestation of postpartum thyroiditis. / Aylesworth, C. A.; Smallridge, Robert Christian; Rick, M. E.; Alving, B. M.
In: American Journal of Hematology, Vol. 50, No. 3, 1995, p. 217-219.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Aylesworth, C. A.
AU - Smallridge, Robert Christian
AU - Rick, M. E.
AU - Alving, B. M.
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - This report describes the diagnosis of acquired type I von Willebrand disease in a 30-year- old woman (G5P5) who presented with complaints of excessive bleeding in the postpartum period. The patient's additional complaints of fatigue, depression, and inability to lose weight resulted in laboratory testing that indicated hypothyroidism due to thyroiditis. Clinical symptoms and laboratory tests for von Willebrand disease and hypothyroidism normalized with L-thyroxine replacement. Thyroiditis resulting in symptomatic hypothyroidism occurs in 2-4 per cent of postpartum women. The possibility of underlying hypothyroidism should be considered for those patients, especially if they are parous women, who appear to have an acquired bleeding disorder suggestive of von Willebrand disease.
AB - This report describes the diagnosis of acquired type I von Willebrand disease in a 30-year- old woman (G5P5) who presented with complaints of excessive bleeding in the postpartum period. The patient's additional complaints of fatigue, depression, and inability to lose weight resulted in laboratory testing that indicated hypothyroidism due to thyroiditis. Clinical symptoms and laboratory tests for von Willebrand disease and hypothyroidism normalized with L-thyroxine replacement. Thyroiditis resulting in symptomatic hypothyroidism occurs in 2-4 per cent of postpartum women. The possibility of underlying hypothyroidism should be considered for those patients, especially if they are parous women, who appear to have an acquired bleeding disorder suggestive of von Willebrand disease.
KW - Hypothyroidism
KW - Postpartum thyroiditis
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