Catalog

Acquired von Willebrand disease

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Link to WHO Definition

Acquired von Willebrand disease – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/62860395

Acquired von Willebrand syndrome is a bleeding disorder marked by the same biological anomalies as those seen in hereditary von Willebrand disease (VWD) but which occurs in association with another underlying pathology, generally in elderly patients without any personal or family history of bleeding anomalies.