Bernard-Soulier Disease Center - Irvington, NJIrvington 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 Irvington * Toki Dada MD  Emmanuel M Emelle MD  Zenaida Gonzaga MD  Fatema Jaffery MD  Total Support Medical Group  Washington Pediatrics Center  Irvington Pediatrics Associates  Sanford Heights Pediatrics  Center for Preventive Medicine  Agustine G Yap MD & Norma A Yap MD  Nnabugwu W Iromuanya MD  Agustine G Yap MD & Norma A Yap MD  Jocelyne Louis-Jacques MD  Guy Delisfort MD  Childrens Hospital Family Health Center Newark  Kids Docs PC  NBIMC Childrens Hospital Neonatology  NBIMC Childrens Hospital Neonatology  NBIMC Childrens Hospital Neonatology  The Childrens Heart Center  Newark Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center  NBIMC Childrens Hospital Neonatology  NBIMC Childrens Hospital Neonatology  Alan S Lubin MD  Alan S Lubin MD  Alan S Lubin MD  NBIMC Childrens Hospital Neonatology  NBIMC Childrens Hospital Neonatology  Francis P Sunaryo MD  Kids Docs PC  Kids Docs PC  Foundations Pediatrics  Family Medicine & Pediatrics  Lyons Medical Center LLC  Curtis A Johnson MD  Anthony M Ricciardi MD  Anthony M Ricciardi MD  Anthony M Ricciardi MD  Anthony M Ricciardi MD  Mediterranean Pediatrics Associates  Bright Futures Pediatrics  Bright Futures Pediatrics  Nkem Nnaeto MD  Drs Wallen & Jacobson PA  University Hospital Neurology  University Hospital Pediatric Emergency Medicine  Dioscora Vannoy MD  Madhavi Maniar MD  Severiano SanJuan MD  Linnie A Aragones MD  UMDNJ University Hospital Dept of Medicine  University Pediatric Group  Childrens Health Center Pediatrics  The University Hospital Pediatric Hospitalists  University Hospital Pediatric Medical Genetics  University Pediatric Group  University Pediatric Group  University Hospital Pediatric Medical Genetics  University Pediatric Group  Childrens Health Center Pediatrics  University Pediatric Group  Pediatric Associates of Paterson  Indu Madhok MD  Roseville Pediatric Care Center PA  Park Avenue Pediatric Associates  Gruenwald Comandatore Sterio Miller & Alexander MDs  Gruenwald Comandatore Sterio Miller & Alexander MDs  Gruenwald Comandatore Sterio Miller & Alexander MDs  Gruenwald Comandatore Sterio Miller & Alexander MDs  Gruenwald Comandatore Sterio Miller & Alexander MDs  Gruenwald Comandatore Sterio Miller & Alexander MDs  Gruenwald Comandatore Sterio Miller & Alexander MDs  Elizabeth Pediatric Group  Sandra R Voremberg MD  Coy & Garbarino MDs  Raksha J Gajarawala MD  Coy & Garbarino MDs  Coy & Garbarino MDs  Trinity Pediatrics  Trinity Pediatrics  Boodish Mangru Shih & Levine MDs  Rolando Lozano MD  Donald N Cotler MD  Childrens Specialized Hospital  Boodish Mangru Shih & Levine MDs  Rolando Lozano MD  Boodish Mangru Shih & Levine MDs  Boodish Mangru Shih & Levine MDs  Elmora Pediatrics  Union Pediatric Medical Group  Union Pediatric Medical Group  Union Pediatric Medical Group  Union Pediatric Medical Group  Union Pediatric Medical Group  Park Pediatrics  Soon Kyum Kim MD  Jesus Ortega MD  PASE Healthcare PC  Constantinos Kintiroglou MD  Constantinos Kintiroglou MD Irvington, New JerseyUpcoming Local Events2012-05-29
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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 Irvington
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