Saudi Arabia
Case Report
Management of Post-circumcision in Glanzmann`S Syndrome: Case Report and Review of Literatures
Author(s): Mohammed Jayed AlenziMohammed Jayed Alenzi
Background: Fatal bleeding episodes due to spontaneous mucocutaneous bleeding are common in Glanzmann`s Syndrome (GT). Control of such bleeding with imperative approaches remains challenging. The unanticipated rare genetic GT hematological disorder of platelet function is life-threatening particularly from the surgical interventions. It is regularly controlled by medical therapies (including; systemic recombinant factor VIIa, local anti-fibrinolytic agents and blood/platelet transfusions) and surgical therapies (including; electrocautery, laser coagulation, and embolization). Case Description and Management: We describe here, for the first time in country, an uncircumcised 10-years old Saudi boy with GT diagnosed during a regular circumcision surgical intervention for relieving phimosis due to edematous enlarged glans penis with bluish skin coloration. The post circumcision life-threa.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2165-7920.1000688
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