Bernard-Soulier Disease Center - Cerritos, CACerritos Pediatrician Doctors for Bernard-Soulier DiseaseType of Physician: Pediatrician What is a Pediatrician? A certification by the Board of Pediatrics; practitioners are concerned with the physical, emotional, and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Pediatric care encompasses a wide range of health services, from preventive health care to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. The pediatrician understands the constantly changing status of his/her patients due to growth and development, and the consequent changing standards of "normal" for age. Specialty: Pediatrics Common Name: Children's Doctor Pediatrician Doctors in Cerritos * Pioneer Medical Group Inc  Longway Tsai MD  Wen-Shiang Hong MD  Kungsoo Kim MD  Liang-Mu Lin MD  Jong In Lee MD  Harriman Jones Medical Group La Palma  Chung Lee MD  Jefferson & Johnson-Chavis MDs  Jefferson & Johnson-Chavis MDs  Pioneer Medical Group Artesia  Minerva Lobarbio-Banares MD  Maria Pamaran MD  Grace Life Medical Center  Bellflower Park Medical Group  Imelda Yujuco MD Inc  Joshua Medical Group  Joshua Medical Group  Drs Kaplan & Widelitz  Constance S Shih MD  Drs Kaplan & Widelitz  Joshua Medical Group  ABC Pediatrics  ABC Pediatrics  Nasir Tejani MD  Drs Percer & Tran  Kevin Tishler MD  Drs Percer & Tran  Anwar Arastu MD  Victoria S Bal MD  Austin & Vatave MD Inc  Joseph Medical Group  Gomber-Bhargava Pediatrics  Talbert Medical Group  Talbert Medical Group  Melissa R Manalo MD Inc  Agape Family Medical  Kaiser Permanente Allergy & Dermatology  Leonard Dauer MD & Wendy Dauer MD  Leonard Dauer MD & Wendy Dauer MD  Angeline Y Ituriaga MD  Reyes Medical Associates Inc  Reyes Medical Associates Inc  Kathiriya Sugra MD  Jose Mendoza MD  Teresa V Rozon Bondoc MD  Sawsan F Selem MD  Good Life Medical Group Inc  Talbert Medical Group  Pad & Vicki Krishna MDs  Kit H Lee MD  Joseph C Oh MD  Sacred Heart Family Center  B F Sedrak MD  Pioneer Medical Group Long Beach  Marilou G Cruz MD  Pioneer Medical Group Inc  Rita Roy MD  Whittier Pediatrics  Jesse M DeLeon & Liberation DeLeon MDs  Ignatius Godoy MD  Whittier Pediatrics  Whittier Pediatrics  Whittier Pediatrics  Richard B Aguilar MD  Mildred R Rey MD  CML Medical Center  Dinesh Ghiya MD  Zourabian Gomberg & Gastelum MDs  Annie Lim MD & Kheng Lim MD  Presbyterian Inner Community Hospital  Noli R Zosa MD  Talbert Medical Group  Talbert Medical Group  Bright Medical Associates  Bright Medical Associates  Bright Medical Associates  Bright Medical Assoc  Sierra Health Center  Altamed Medical Group Pico Rivera  Jamie C Oey MD  Pediatric Medical Center  Pediatric Medical Center  Pediatric Medical Center  Pediatric Medical Center  Pediatric Medical Center  Pediatric Medical Center  Harriman Jones Medical Group  Harriman Jones Medical Group  Pediatric Medical Group  Harriman Jones Medical Group  Memorial Pediatrics  Ranch Los Amigos National Rehab  Ranch Los Amigos National Rehab  Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology & Nutrition  Accountable Health Plan  Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology & Nutrition  Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology & Nutrition  Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology & Nutrition  Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology & Nutrition Cerritos, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-06-10
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Bernard-Soulier Disease (Giant Platelet Syndrome)Read the Bernard-Soulier Disease (Giant Platelet Syndrome) article » What is Bernard-Soulier syndrome?The Bernard-Soulier Syndrome (B-SS) is a rare inherited bleeding disorder caused by abnormal platelets and subsequent abnormal clotting. It is one of the giant platelet syndromes. This syndrome was originally described in 1948 by two physicians who were treating a patient with a bleeding problem. They discovered that this patient had a prolonged bleeding time, fewer platelets, and larger platelets than the normal individual. Since then, the platelet abnormality has been described and determined to be due to the platelets lacking the ability to stick adequately to injured blood-vessel walls. This is a crucial aspect of the process of forming a blood clot, and as a result of this problem, there is abnormal bleeding. What are the symptoms and signs of Bernard-Soulier syndrome?Bernard-Soulier syndrome usually presents in the newborn period, infancy, or early childhood with bruises, nosebleeds (epistaxis), and/or gum (gingival) bleeding. Later problems can occur with anything that can induce bleeding such as menstruation, trauma, surgery, or stomach ulcers. What is the cause of Bernard-Soulier syndrome?Bernard-Soulier syndrome is a rare inherited disease and is transmitted in an autosomal recessive pattern. This means that both parents must carry a gene for the Bernard-Soulier syndrome and transmit that gene to the child for the child to have the disease. The prevalence is believed to be less than one in 1 million individuals. The molecular basis is now known and is due to a defect in the platelet glycoprotein complex 1b-IX-V. This is referred to as an adhesion complex and forms a receptor that enables platelets to stick together to form a clot. Normal platelets circulate in the blood and are the primary cells responsible for initiating clotting. Without this receptor, platelets cannot stick together and clotting does not occur no... Read the Bernard-Soulier Disease (Giant Platelet Syndrome) article » Recommended Reading Related to Bernard-Soulier Disease (Giant Platelet Syndrome)What is a bruise?You fall off your bike, bang your shin on the coffee table (that you swore you would move months ago) or run into a wall and wake up with a wallop of a bruise. What is a bruise, and what can you do about it? A bruise (medically referred to as a contusion) is caused when tiny blood vessels are damaged or broken as the result of a blow to the skin (be it bumping against something or hitting yourself with a hammer). The raised area of a bump or bruise results from blood leaking from these injured blood vessels into the tissues as well as from the body's response to the injury. A purplish, flat bruise that occurs when blood leaks out into the top layers of skin is referred to as an ecchymosis.
Why do bruises occur more frequently in some people than in others?The injury required to produce a bruise varies with age. While it may take quite a bit of force to cause a bruise in a young child, even minor ... Other Related Bernard-Soulier Disease ArticlesEmergency Contact for Cerritos
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