Table 3.
Comparison of sites of bleeding in von Willebrand disease (vWD) and other platelet function disorders (PFD)
Clinical features | vWD group (n = 19) | PFD group (n = 32) | ||
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No of patients | % | No of patients | % | |
Oral mucosa/gum bleed | 11 | 57.9 | 18 | 56.2 |
Ecchymosis | 13 | 68.4 | 21 | 65.6 |
GI bleed | 3 | 4.6 | 1 | 3.1 |
Epistaxis | 7 | 36.8 | 13 | 40.6 |
Out of all bleed types 42.1% (8) in vWD and 25% (8) in PFD group were secondary to trauma