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Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation in an adult patient with Glanzmann thrombasthenia.

Ana Rosa CidPau MontesinosIsabel Sánchez-GuiuSaturnino HayaJose I LorenzoJaime SanzFederico MoscardoNieves PuigDolores PlanellesSantiago BonanadGuillermo F SanzVicente VicenteConsuelo González-ManchónMaría L LozanoJosé RiveraMiguel A Sanz
Published in: Clinical case reports (2017)
Glanzmann thrombasthenia is a rare bleeding disorder that can present life-threatening bleeding. Our patients develop antiplatelet antibodies that become refractory to any pharmacological treatment. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation is the only currently curative procedure, but has major risks mainly in adult; indeed, our patient died.
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