Unlabelled: The Aspirin-like defect (ALD) is caused by defects in the intraplatelet arachidonic acid (AA)-metabolism. We here present the characteristics of a larger cohort in a single centre.
Patients, Methods: Based on 17 ALD index patients bleeding symptoms, agonist-induced platelet aggregation and closure times in the PFA-100 test were analysed in a family cohort of altogether 52 individuals from 17 families. Absent aggregation to AA (maximal aggregation
Results: In addition to 17 ALD index patients, 13 family members displayed ALD. 4 family members were diagnosed with a mild ALD. Epistaxis, easy bruising, menorrhagia and perioperative hemorrhage were the most common bleeding symptoms, whereas three quarters of ALD patients presented with >or=1 bleeding symptoms.
Conclusion: In case of a bleeding tendency diagnostic procedures should rule out primary haemostatic defects. Hereditary platelet function defects including ALD are an important differential diagnosis. Family studies are reasonable.
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