What is Glanzmann's thrombasthenia?

Glanzmann's thrombasthenia is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by an abnormality of platelets in the glycoproteins IIb/IIIa. Symptoms that may be associated with the condition relate to easily bruising, excessive bleeding, or abnormal bleeding.

How do members experience Glanzmann's thrombasthenia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Glanzmann's thrombasthenia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for Glanzmann's thrombasthenia*

Who has Glanzmann's thrombasthenia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 1
40s 1
50s 0
60s 0
70+ 0

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 0
Female 2