<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Acquired von Willebrand disease (AvWD) represents a rare, potentially severe and most likely underdiagnosed category of hemorrhagic syndromes determined by quantitative, qualitative or functional, nonhereditary, alterations of von Willebrand factor (vWF) that occur in the context of various underlying diseases. It is diagnosed mainly in adults, without any personal or familial history of bleeding. The etiopathogeny of AvWD is complex, marked by the intervention of multiple mechanisms, occuring in the evolution of neoplasia, autoimmune disorders, cardiovascular diseases and other conditions. The clinical and laboratory manifestations are similar to the congenital form with mucocutaneous hemorrhage in patients without bleeding history and demonstration of quantitative and/or functional anomalies of vWF. Treatment has two major objectives: control of bleeding and therapy of the underlying condition. As a practical illustration of the theoretical aspects we present 3 clinical cases of AvWD diagnosed in the Colţea Hospital Department of Hematology during the last 10 years.</p></abstract>

Acquired von Willebrand disease (AvWD) represents a rare, potentially severe and most likely underdiagnosed category of hemorrhagic syndromes determined by quantitative, qualitative or functional, nonhereditary, alterations of von Willebrand factor (vWF) that occur in the context of various underlying diseases. It is diagnosed mainly in adults, without any personal or familial history of bleeding. The etiopathogeny of AvWD is complex, marked by the intervention of multiple mechanisms, occuring in the evolution of neoplasia, autoimmune disorders, cardiovascular diseases and other conditions. The clinical and laboratory manifestations are similar to the congenital form with mucocutaneous hemorrhage in patients without bleeding history and demonstration of quantitative and/or functional anomalies of vWF. Treatment has two major objectives: control of bleeding and therapy of the underlying condition. As a practical illustration of the theoretical aspects we present 3 clinical cases of AvWD diagnosed in the Colţea Hospital Department of Hematology during the last 10 years.

Acquired von Willebrand disease: from theory to practice. A single center experience - three case reports

1. University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”

Revista Romana de Medicina de Laborator

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Acquired von Willebrand disease (AvWD) represents a rare, potentially severe and most likely underdiagnosed category of hemorrhagic syndromes determined by...

Acquired von Willebrand disease: from theory to practice. A single center experience - three case reports

Published Online: Mar 19, 2016

Page range: 93 - 102

Received: Nov 20, 2015

Accepted: Jan 09, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rrlm-2016-0005

Keywords
von Willebrand disease acquired

© 2016 Andrei Colită et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Acquired von Willebrand disease: from theory to practice. A single center experience - three case reports

Published Online: Mar 19, 2016

Page range: 93 - 102

Received: Nov 20, 2015

Accepted: Jan 09, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rrlm-2016-0005

Keywordsvon Willebrand disease acquired

© 2016 Andrei Colită et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
von Willebrand disease acquired