Immune Thrombocytopenia and Type 1 von Willebrand Disease in a Patient With a Femoral Fracture: A Case Report
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: This article describes the case of a complex medical patient with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and von Willebrand disease (vWD), among other comorbidities, who underwent urgent orthopedic surgery and discusses the specificities of the perioperative anesthetic management of these bleeding disorders. Immune thrombocytopenia is an acquired autoimmune condition characterized by a diminished platelet count due to immune destruction. vWD is the most common inherited bleeding disorder, in which there is a defect of von Willebrand factor, a fundamental component of the hemostatic process. By compromising primary hemostasis, both conditions carry an important hemorrhagic risk in surgical patients, which is compounded by their coexistence.
Source: Cureus
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.98215
Authors: André Ferreira, André Roberto
Institutions: Unidade Local de Saúde de São José, Hospital de São José
Language: English
Subfield: Hematology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4416848338