| Title |
Post partum haemorrhage secondary to uterine atony, complicated by platelet storage pool disease and partial placenta diffusa: a case report
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| Published in |
Cases Journal, December 2008
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| DOI | 10.1186/1757-1626-1-393 |
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| Authors |
Shimma S Rahman, Jenny E Myers, Joanna C Gillham, Richard Fitzmaurice, Tracey A Johnston |
| Abstract |
Uterine atony is the most common cause of primary post partum haemorrhage. We report a case where this was complicated by two rare conditions, platelet storage pool disease and placenta diffusa. Platelet storage pool disease is a platelet aggregation disorder associated with mild to moderate bleeding diathesis. There are limited cases reported in pregnancy. Placenta diffusa is a rare anomaly where all or part of the fetal membranes remain covered by chorionic villi, and is associated with post partum haemorrhage. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 35 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 14% |
| Researcher | 4 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 11% |
| Lecturer | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 7 | 19% |
| Unknown | 10 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 20 | 56% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 11% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 3% |
| Arts and Humanities | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 10 | 28% |