See Also: Bernard-Soulier disease(medicine)
Disease, Bernard-Soulier(health)
orthohepadnavirus(medicine)
Divine Providence Health Center Avera Health(health)
Hegg Memorial Health Center Avera Health(health)
Dells Area Health Center Avera Health(health)
St Bernard(dictionary)
Herrmann, Bernard(encyclopedia)
Little St. Bernard Pass(encyclopedia)
Bernard's duct(medicine)

Disease, Bernard-Soulier (health) and orthohepadnavirus (medicine)


Disease, Bernard-Soulier (health)


This disease is a primary problem of platelets in which the platelets lack the ability to stick adequately to injured blood vessel walls. This is a crucial aspect of the process of forming a blood clot, and as a result of this problem there is abnormal bleeding. Bernard-Soulier disease usually presents in the newborn period, infancy, or early childhood with bruises, nose bleeds (epistaxis), and/or gum (gingival) bleeding. Later problems can occur with anything which can induce bleeding such as menstruation, trauma, surgery, or stomach ulcers.





orthohepadnavirus (medicine)


orthohepadnavirus


A genus of hepadnaviridae causing hepatitis in humans, woodchucks, and ground squirrels. It is also associated with human hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatitis b virus is the type species.