Bernard-Soulier Disease Center - Santa Monica, CASanta Monica 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 Santa Monica * Tenth Street Pediatric Medical Group  Tenth Street Pediatric Medical Group  Tenth Street Pediatric Medical Group  Tenth Street Pediatric Medical Group  Tenth Street Pediatric Medical Group  Tenth Street Pediatric Medical Group  Benjamin Behroozan MD  Richard F Levy MD  Richard F Levy MD  Jay N Gordon Linda R Nussbaum MD & Jody Lappin MD  Jay N Gordon Linda R Nussbaum MD & Jody Lappin MD  Jay N Gordon Linda R Nussbaum MD & Jody Lappin MD  Drs Malphus & Phillips  Thomas J Grogan MD  Aziz Nourmand MD  Harriet Cokely MD  Jeanne Weiss MD  Pacific Ocean Pediatrics  Parisa A Khorsandi MD  Jeanne Weiss MD  Venice Family Clinic  Santa Monica Pediatric Medical Associates  Santa Monica Pediatric Medical Associates  UCLA Medical Group Brentwood  Audrey E Griesbach MD  UCLA Medical Group Brentwood  Eleanore Meyer MD  Etoile E Davie MD  Massood Bral MD  Palisades Pediatrics  Palisades Pediatrics  Allergy Medical Clinic  Palisades Pediatrics  Robert M Landaw MD  Robert M Landaw MD  Citizens Medical Group  UCLA West Los Angeles Pediatrics  UCLA West Los Angeles Pediatrics  UCLA West Los Angeles Pediatrics  UCLA West Los Angeles Pediatrics  UCLA West Los Angeles Pediatrics  UTI Ehrlich Medical Group  UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families & Communities  Integrated Healthcare Medical Group Inc  UCLA Neurosurgery Associates  Joseph Demer MD  UCLA Mattel Childrens Hospital  UCLA Mattel Childrens Hospital  UCLA Mattel Childrens Hospital  UCLA Medical Center Pediatrics  UCLA Mattel Childrens Hospital  UCLA Mattel Childrens Hospital  UCLA Mattel Childrens Hospital  UCLA Mattel Childrens Hospital  UCLA Mattel Childrens Hospital  UCLA Mattel Childrens Hospital  UCLA Mattel Childrens Hospital  Jonathan Kivitz MD  Nancy L Blumstein MD  Margo P DeLeaver-Russell MD  Azam Jazayeri & Michael Kass MDs  Azam Jazayeri & Michael Kass MDs  Culver City Pediatrics  Culver City Pediatrics  Hubert A Russell MD  Anita Sabeti MD  Kimberly S Klausner MD  Drs Sachs Schreiber & Hauselman  Drs Sachs Schreiber & Hauselman  Pediatric Gems  Drs Sachs Schreiber & Hauselman  Axminster Medical Group Inc  Axminster Medical Group Inc  Westside Regional Center  Westchester Pediatric Medical Group  Westchester Pediatric Medical Group  Farah Hekmat MD  David Keene MD  Iraj Naghdi MD  Jack Pivko MD  Laurel J Schramm MD  Nicolette L Ballou MD  Drs Friedman Nagel Weiner Diamond & Crosby  Drs Friedman Nagel Weiner Diamond & Crosby  Alan H Klein MD  Drs Friedman Nagel Weiner Diamond & Crosby  Noosha Shaheedy MD  Drs Friedman Nagel Weiner Diamond & Crosby  Altaf M Kazi MD  Kaiser Permanente West LA Medical Center  Soly Melamed MD  Robert L Podosin MD  Gerald Whitman MD  Gerald Whitman MD  Brenda B Bass MD  Aviva D Biederman MD  Cedars-Sinai Medical Group Pediatrics  Nathan Fischel-Ghodsian MD  Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Medical Genetics Institute  Rahul Grover MD Santa Monica, 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 Santa Monica
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