it is where your blood is very very thin even a paper cut could cause you to bleed to death
2006-07-25 16:40:58 · 7 answers · asked by heatherblacklock 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Here's the correct term: "Von Willebrand"
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000544.htm
And you're correct, Von Willebrand disease is the most common hereditary bleeding disorder.
Von Willebrand disease is caused by a deficiency of von Willebrand factor. Von Willebrand factor helps platelets to clump together and stick to the blood vessel wall, which is necessary for normal blood clotting.
2006-07-25 16:44:56 · answer #1 · answered by synergistic_insight 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's "Von Willebrand's Disease". It is a non-sex-linked bleeding disorder where your platelets cannot form an effective plug to stop bleeding. Usually it does not cause major problems until you have major surgery or trauma. Testing for this trait is expensive. It is similar to Hemophilia, which is caused by lack of either Factor 8 or 9.
2006-07-25 23:48:47 · answer #2 · answered by correrafan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Van Willebrand syndrome.
2006-07-25 23:43:53 · answer #3 · answered by Mama R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually the correct spelling is von willebrand- a finnish doctor who first described vascular hemophilia
2006-07-25 23:45:36 · answer #4 · answered by soulsista 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is yellow fever?
Is it sickle cell anemia?
Is it a coagulation disorder? Hemophelia? Look under somthing like that.
2006-07-25 23:45:46 · answer #5 · answered by adobeprincess 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Von willebrand . go to www.allaboutbleeding.com
2006-07-25 23:48:43 · answer #6 · answered by hot pepper 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to web MD
2006-07-25 23:43:18 · answer #7 · answered by kay 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋