BERNARD SOULIER SYNDROME

Course overview

BERNARD-SOULIER SYNDROME IS A RARE INHERITED BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER THAT IS CHARACTERIZED BY UNUSUALLY GIANT PLATELET CELLS, THROMBOCYTOPENIA, AND PROLONGED BLEEDING TIME. AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS TEND TO BLEED EXCESSIVELY AND INCUR SPONTANEOUS ECCHYMOSES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF BERNARD-SOULIER SYNDROME AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE HEALTHCARE TEAM IN EVALUATING AND MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.