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Bleeding Disorders in
                         Congenital Syndromes
                         Susmita N. Sarangi, MD, Suchitra S. Acharya, MD

Pediatricians provide a medical home for children with congenital                            abstract
syndromes who often need complex multidisciplinary care. There are
some syndromes associated with thrombocytopenia, inherited platelet
disorders, factor deficiencies, connective tissue disorders, and vascular
abnormalities, which pose a real risk of bleeding in affected children
associated with trauma or surgeries. The risk of bleeding is not often an
obvious feature of the syndrome and not well documented in the literature.
This makes it especially hard for pediatricians who may care for a handful
of children with these rare congenital syndromes in their lifetime. This
review provides an overview of the etiology of bleeding in the different
congenital syndromes along with a concise review of the hematologic
and nonhematologic clinical manifestations. It also highlights the need
and timing of diagnostic evaluation to uncover the bleeding risk in these
syndromes emphasizing a primary care approach.

                                                                                             Bleeding Disorders and Thrombosis Program, Cohen
Children with congenital syndromes              these patients as part of surveillance       Children’s Medical Center of New York, New Hyde Park,
                                                                                             New York
with multiple anomalies need a                  or before scheduled procedures
multidisciplinary approach to                   and recommends guidelines for                Drs Sarangi and Acharya contributed to the
their care, along with continued                appropriate and timely referral to the       conceptualization, content, and composition of the
surveillance for rare manifestations            hematologist.                                manuscript and approved the final manuscript as
                                                                                             submitted.
such as a bleeding diathesis, which
may not be evident at diagnosis. This           Achieving hemostasis is a complex            DOI: 10.1542/peds.2015-4360
accompanying bleeding diathesis                 process starting with endothelial            Accepted for publication Aug 15, 2016
due to thrombocytopenia or other                injury that results in platelet plug         Address correspondence to Suchitra S. Acharya,
coagulation defects may be a part of            formation, which is then strengthened        MD, Bleeding Disorders and Thrombosis Program,
the syndrome that is not routinely              by deposition of fibrin formed               Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York, 269-
                                                                                             01 76th Ave, Suite 255, New Hyde Park, NY 11040.
addressed. Consequently, this may go            by the proteolytic coagulation
                                                                                             E-mail: sacharya@northwell.edu
unrecognized in these children until            cascade. Platelets initially attach
                                                                                             PEDIATRICS (ISSN Numbers: Print, 0031-4005; Online,
they face hemostatic challenges, which          to subendothelial collagen and
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is not uncommon (given the number               von Willebrand factor (vWF) via
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of corrective surgeries performed               glycoproteins VI and 1bα (GPVI,
                                                                                             Pediatrics
for the congenital defects) in this             GPIbα). This leads to activation of
                                                                                             FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE: The authors have
population leading to unanticipated             platelets releasing Thromboxane
                                                                                             indicated they have no financial relationships
surgical bleeding. Counseling for these         A2 (TxA2) and conforming the                 relevant to this article to disclose.
families should include discussions             glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (GPIIb/IIIa)
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regarding potential spontaneous or              receptor on the platelet surface into
                                                                                             POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST: The authors
trauma-related bleeding associated              its high affinity state, which now
                                                                                             have indicated they have no potential conflicts of
with these syndromes that can                   binds to fibrinogen and vWF. This            interest to disclose.
evolve over time. This review aims              further leads to release of platelet
to highlight congenital syndromes               granule contents (fibrinogen, Factor
where hemostatic defects have been              V, platelet factor 4, Calcium, ADP,            To cite: Sarangi SN and Acharya SS. Bleeding
                                                                                               Disorders in Congenital Syndromes. Pediatrics.
reported, aid the treating primary care         ATP, serotonin, vWF) leading to an
                                                                                               2017;139(2):e20154360
physician (PCP) to adequately workup            extremely procoagulant surface and

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PEDIATRICS Volume 139, number 2, February 2017:e20154360                                            STATE-OF-THE-ART       REVIEW ARTICLE
platelet aggregation. The stage is          of which 17% (43 samples) were                   made soon after birth. Although
now set for the cascade of serine           due to chromosomal anomalies. The                survival beyond infancy is rare, life
proteases (factors V, VII, VIII, IX, X,     prevalence was 54% in Trisomy                    expectancy is improving. Recognizing
XI, XII, XIII) activated by the release     13, 86% in Trisomy 18, 31% in                    thrombocytopenia is important
of tissue factor, which culminate in        Turner syndrome, and 6% in                       because these conditions have
the cleaving of thrombin to form            Trisomy 21–Down syndrome (DS).                   associated cardiac, respiratory, and
an insoluble fibrin mesh leading            However, Hord et al7 reported mild               craniofacial anomalies that may need
to a stable clot at the site of injury.     to moderate thrombocytopenia                     corrective or palliative surgeries.
With the many players involved in           (platelet counts 40 000–100 000/                 Surgical planning in these patients
coagulation, it can be seen how the         μL) in 28% of neonates with DS. The              needs a multidisciplinary team with
clinical bleeding phenotype can be          exact mechanism is not known, but                screening blood work to identify
modified by gene–gene interactions          is thought to be due to decreased                thrombocytopenia, which if present
by improving or worsening the               platelet production, from chronic                will need platelet transfusions pre-
integrity of clot formation directly        fetal hypoxia, which also leads to               and postoperatively depending upon
or indirectly. Therefore, this review       intrauterine growth retardation.8                the complexity of the surgery guided
will focus on congenital syndromes                                                           by the hematologist.
                                            DS (Trisomy 21) is also associated
associated with quantitative                                                                 Turner syndrome (45, X) can
                                            with other hematologic findings,
(thrombocytopenia) and qualitative                                                           be associated with transient
                                            such as polycythemia, neutropenia,
platelet function defects (ie, defects                                                       thrombocytopenia (31% of patients6)
                                            abnormal circulating blasts,
in platelet generation or defects at 1                                                       in the newborn period. Due to the
                                            erythroblastosis, and giant platelets.9
or more levels of platelet activation)                                                       single functional X chromosome, girls
                                            Approximately 10% of neonates with
and coagulation factor deficiencies.                                                         can inherit X-linked conditions like
                                            DS have transient myeloproliferative
It will also highlight congenital                                                            hemophilia, but this has only very
                                            disorder, which can present with
syndromes where bleeding can                                                                 rarely been described.12 Therefore,
                                            isolated thrombocytopenia or
result from defects in the underlying                                                        prolonged bleeding events warrants
                                            thrombocytosis, leukocytosis, or
connective tissue or anatomic                                                                referral to a hematologist for workup.
                                            persistent peripheral blood blasts.
malformations that increase                                                                  Gastro-enteral bleeding can occur in
                                            These abnormal blood cells will self-
predisposition to bleeding. It will                                                          Turner syndrome due to associated
                                            resolve in most infants by 3 months
further discuss basic evaluation of                                                          inflammatory bowel disease or
                                            after birth; however, 20% can have
these patients on the basis of a high                                                        often unrecognized intestinal
                                            more progressive disease. Both
index of suspicion and highlight what                                                        telangiectasias (incidence of 7%).13
                                            transient myeloproliferative disorder
phenotypes need specialist referral
                                            and myeloid leukemia associated                  DiGeorge syndrome (22q11.2 del)
for both health maintenance and
                                            with DS (ML-DS), which presents                  is the most common micro deletion
prevention of surgical bleeding and
                                            at 1 to 4 years of age, have somatic             syndrome with associated mild
discuss general treatment principles.
                                            mutations in the megakaryocyte                   macrothrombocytopenia in 30%
Table 1 and Supplemental Tables 5
                                            erythroid transcription factor                   of patients resulting from deletion
and 6 summarize the key features of
                                            GATA-1.10,11 ML-DS has a preceding               of the contiguous GP1BB gene in
the congenital syndromes discussed
                                            myelodysplastic phase with patients              the deleted Chromosome 22q11
in this review.
                                            presenting with progressive                      locus, which codes for the subunit
                                            anemia and thrombocytopenia,                     of the platelet adhesion receptor.1
                                            which then develops into leukemia.               Immune dysfunction is common in
COMMON CONGENITAL SYNDROMES
ASSOCIATED WITH A BLEEDING                  DS-associated acute lymphoblastic                these patients and it is estimated
DIATHESIS                                   leukemia develops after age 4 years,             that immune thrombocytopenic
                                            presenting with cytopenias, and often            purpura is 200 times more common in
Chromosomal Syndromes                       lower platelet counts than ML-DS                 these patients as compared with the
                                            patients. Therefore, all DS patients             general population.14,15 These platelet
A fault in chromosome distribution
                                            should have a complete blood cell                abnormalities need to be identified
during cell division leads to
                                            count at birth and if found to have              early on and specifically before
aneuploidy, which can be associated
                                            any hematologic abnormalities                    corrective cardiac surgeries. Close
with thrombocytopenia but is rarely
                                            should be referred to hematology.                collaboration with a hematologist
severe. Hohlfeld et al6 in a study of
5194 fetal blood samples (17 to 41          Other trisomies such as Trisomy 13               before these surgeries will help avert
weeks) reported 4.7% samples (247           and Trisomy 18 have very distinct                bleeding complications.
samples) with thrombocytopenia              clinical patterns (Table 1),                     Noonan syndrome is a relatively
(platelet counts
TABLE 1 Features of Congenital Syndromes Associated With Thrombocytopenia
Disorder               Incidence             Clinical Features                        Incidence of Thrombocytopenia              When to Refer to Hematology
Trisomy 21             1 in 660              Cognitive impairment, hearing            7–28%a                                     All patients with any hematologic
                                                issues, thyroid issues, heart                                                       abnormalities
                                                defects, gastroenteral atresias,
                                                cataracts
Trisomy 13             1 in 5000             Cleft lip and palate, polydactyly,       54%a (All patients had platelet counts     Platelet count 100 000/μL)
                                                omphalocele, VSD, PDA, neural
                                                tube defects
Trisomy 18             1 in 5000             Dolichocephaly, micrognathia,            86%a (20% with platelet counts 50 000–     Platelet count
(EDS) being the most prevalent.
Although collagen proteins are
an integral part of capillary
scaffolding, they also contribute
to platelet activation, adhesion,
and aggregation. EDS is a clinically
and genetically heterogeneous
group of conditions with varying
degrees of skin hyperextensibility,
joint hypermobility, delayed
wound healing, and atrophic skin
scarring. There are 5 subtypes with
a combined prevalence rate of 1
in 5000 individuals. Type IV EDS
(vascular type) carries the gravest
prognosis affecting medium and large
sized vessels. It can initially present
as easy bruising and gum bleeding,
but depending on the vessels affected
can have bleeding from every
possible site of the body, including
fatal intraabdominal bleeding.23 The
other subtypes of EDS manifest with
soft, fragile hyperextensible skin
along with joint dislocations and
bony abnormalities.23 The diagnosis
is often challenging in children,
especially when there is no family
history and can lead to extensive
hemostasis-related bleeding
workups, which are often normal.
In the office setting, clinicians can
use the Beighton scoring system
(Fig 1) for evaluation of joint
hypermobility and refer patients
                                            FIGURE 1
with high scores to the geneticist          The Beighton Scoring system for joint hypermobility. Degree of mobility assessed by passive
for further evaluation and                  maneuvers in 5 joints. Total score: 0–9. Hypermobility score: ≥5. (Figure reproduced with permission
confirmatory genetic testing.24,25          from Arthritis Research UK; http://www.arthritisresearchuk.org)
Capillary fragility is common among
all subtypes with variable degrees          Abnormalities in Vasculature                        (telangiectasias) without intervening
of platelet function defects and                                                                capillaries, which have a higher
coagulation factor deficiencies             Hereditary hemorrhagic                              propensity to bleed due to inherently
(factors VIII, IX, XI, XII, and XIII)       telangiectasia (HHT) or Osler–                      elevated perfusion pressures. In HHT,
being reported.23 Desmopressin              Weber–Rendu syndrome is a                           telangiectasias can develop in the
has been shown to reduce bleeding           common autosomal inherited                          nasal mucosa within the first decade
risk and postoperative bleeding             disorder with altered defects in                    and worsen with age, presenting with
in pediatric patients with EDS,             vascular integrity with an incidence                severe and recurrent nosebleeds.
suggesting that a weakened platelet         of 1 in 5000 individuals. The                       While evaluating significant and
collagen interaction underlies              underlying genes ENG, ACVRL1,                       prolonged epistaxis in a pediatric
the bleeding tendency in EDS.26             SMAD4 encode proteins leading                       patient, the PCP should inquire
Therefore, individuals with suspected       to elevated expression of vascular                  about bleeding from other sites,
or confirmed diagnosis of EDS with          endothelial growth factor.27 This                   presence of anemia and gastro-
any bleeding symptoms or planned            leads to characteristic clinical                    enteral bleeding, and strokes related
surgical procedures should be               manifestations of dilated and                       to arterio venous malformations
referred to a hematologist.                 tortuous postcapillary venules                      among close family members. It

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might be difficult to make a diagnosis           TABLE 2 The Curacao Diagnostic Criteria for            proteins of the coagulation
in childhood as characteristic                              HHT                                         cascade), specimen handling,
telangiectasias are often not present            Criteria              Definition                        and interpretation and should be
until later or present as benign-                  Epistaxis           Spontaneous, recurrent           carried out in conjunction with an
looking mucocutaneous red spots                                           nosebleeds                    experienced hematologist who can
that go unnoticed by providers.                    Telangiectasias     Multiple, at characteristic      accurately interpret the clinical and
The Curacao Criteria (Table 2) is a                                       sites (lips, oral cavity,     laboratory findings. Although light
                                                                          fingers, nose)
validated scoring system developed                                                                      transmission aggregometry and
                                                   Visceral            Pulmonary, liver, cerebral,
to help elucidate a diagnosis of HHT                  involvement         spinal, or gastrointestinal   its modification lumiaggregometry
as nosebleeds and telangiectasias are                                     vascular malformations        are used for initial screening for
common in the general population.28,29             Family history      A first-degree relative with      platelet function defects, there are
Otorhinolaryngologists should be                                          definite HHT                   limitations of standardization and
                                                 Diagnostic criteria
consulted early on in a child with                                                                      reproducibility. However, it can
                                                    Definite HHT        3 or 4 criteria are present
prolonged recurrent nose bleeds to                  Probable HHT       2 criteria are present           help identify platelet adhesion or
look for these telangiectasias without              HHT unlikely       Only 1 criterion is present      aggregation defects, platelet granule
which the diagnosis may be missed                                                                       release defects on the basis of which
until a later encounter with a life-                                                                    further confirmatory testing can be
threatening bleeding episode.                    with known inherited platelet                          carried out.
                                                 disorders.32                                           Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome is a
RARE CONGENITAL SYNDROMES                                                                               rare autosomal recessive disorder
                                                 Supplemental Table 5 outlines
ASSOCIATED WITH A BLEEDING                                                                              due to defects in the WASP gene
                                                 the various features of inherited
DIATHESIS                                                                                               (Xp 11.22) with an incidence of 4
                                                 thrombocytopenic syndromes. The
                                                                                                        per million live births.3 The clinical
                                                 underlying molecular defect can be
Inherited Platelet Disorders                                                                            features classically include the
                                                 restricted to platelets alone, or in
                                                                                                        triad of microthrombocytopenia
Many of the inherited                            some cases can involve other cells
                                                                                                        (platelet counts 5000–50 000/
thrombocytopenias are clinically                 thereby resulting in multisystem
                                                                                                        μL) presenting as bruising and
mild and may go unrecognized                     dysfunction. Evaluation of the
                                                                                                        purpura in the neonatal period,
unless faced with hemostatic                     patient and the family for presence
                                                                                                        eczema that develops around
stressors such as menses, surgery,               of immunodeficiency, hearing loss,
                                                                                                        infancy and immune defects with
trauma, or childbirth.30 A thorough              albinism, and renal findings will point
                                                                                                        recurrent sinopulmonary infections
bleeding history is a crucial                    to an underlying syndromic cause of
                                                                                                        in midchildhood. A high index of
component in the evaluation of                   thrombocytopenia. This is further
                                                                                                        suspicion should prompt referral to
these patients, including obtaining              complicated by the fact that all
                                                                                                        a hematologist who may recommend
previous blood counts if available.              components of the syndrome may not
                                                                                                        splenectomy to ameliorate
Particularly, time should be devoted             be present in affected individuals and
                                                                                                        bleeding symptoms associated with
to eliciting the family history with             therefore a high index of suspicion is
                                                                                                        thrombocytopenia or bone marrow
special attention to hemostatic                  key to their diagnoses. While working
                                                                                                        transplantation, which is usually
stressors, such as menorrhagia,                  up these patients, it is important
                                                                                                        curative (Table 1 and Supplemental
bleeding after teeth extractions,                to collect fresh blood samples
                                                                                                        Table 6).
blood transfusions after surgery, or             with citrate as the anticoagulant
unexplained anemia. Platelet counts              to eliminate the phenomenon
                                                                                                        Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
should be determined in family                   of pseudothrombocytopenia.
members with bleeding symptoms.                  Automated platelet counters are not                    Thrombocytopenia in inherited
The pattern of bruising and bleeding             accurate in the presence of macro                      bone marrow failure syndromes
disproportionate to trauma should                or micro thrombocytopenia and                          (IBMFS) presents as a component of
raise suspicion for nonaccidental                manual inspection of peripheral                        progressive marrow failure, which
trauma even in patients in whom                  smears under Giemsa or Wright                          is the hallmark of these syndromes.
congenital platelet disorders are                stain provide important information                    Thrombocytopenia may present in
suspected.31 The use of standardized             regarding platelet number, size, and                   the neonatal period in congenital
bleeding assessment tools is very                granularity. After recognition of                      amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia
useful in this setting. The Pediatric            these syndromes, further diagnostic                    and thrombocytopenia with
Bleeding Questionnaire identified                evaluation of platelet disorders needs                 absent radii (TAR) manifesting
high bleeding scores (>96% of                    careful preparation (a nontraumatic                    as petechial bleeding and rarely
patients) in a cohort of 23 patients             blood draw to preserve component                       leading to catastrophic intracranial

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hemorrhage. Unlike other IBMFS,             syndrome and a number of other                   should be based on the gestational
the thrombocytopenia in TAR                 platelet abnormalities described,                age, onset of thrombocytopenia (72 hours
suggesting that nonlife-threatening         recognize that abnormal platelet                 indicating postnatally acquired
procedures could be delayed until           function usually persists despite                infections), and the clinical status
after infancy. Fanconi anemia               resolution of thrombocytopenia in                of the newborn (sick versus well
presents with thrombocytopenia as           some patients. Therefore, formal                 appearing). Karyotype testing should
the first hematologic manifestation         platelet function testing with a plan            be done in all obviously dysmorphic
during midchildhood, whereas in             for platelet transfusions are indicated          infants with thrombocytopenia.
Shwachman–Diamond syndrome it               before major procedures despite                  Inherited causes of thrombocytopenia
appears later, having been preceded         normal platelet counts.5                         are in general rare and rarely
by neutropenia for variable amounts                                                          present in the newborn period. If a
of time.33 Supplemental Table 6             Other Congenital Disorders                       clear family history is present, the
outlines the various IBMFS that                                                              hematologist should be consulted
have thrombocytopenia as part of            Storage disorders such as Gaucher                to guide appropriate timing of
the syndrome. The pathognomonic             disease and Niemann–Pick disease                 confirmatory testing and help
physical features can aid in                present with splenomegaly either                 manage thrombocytopenia in
recognizing the underlying IBMFS,           due to direct splenic infiltration or            the neonatal period. This should
but it is important to realize that         portal hypertension. While caring                include a comprehensive delivery
half of these patients may not be           for these patients, it is important              plan with contraindication for
recognized until adulthood.34               to keep in mind that platelets can               instrumental delivery, vacuum,
                                            pool and sequester inside the                    or use of fetal scalp monitoring.
Chromosomal Disorders                       abnormally enlarged spleen, which                Early onset thrombocytopenia
                                            can lead to acute life-threatening               50 000/ μL are good
rare inherited disorder that can
                                            platelet function defects.39 Once                clues pointing to an underlying
have transient thrombocytopenia
                                            these disorders are diagnosed, it                inherited defect. In the setting of a
at birth.35 More recently a higher
                                            would be important to obtain a                   well appearing infant with isolated
incidence of chronic immune
                                            baseline platelet count and refer to a           thrombocytopenia and absence of
thrombocytopenia (ITP) in these
                                            hematologist for bleeding symptoms               any other features, it is reasonable
patients has also been described
                                            or before a surgical procedure                   to treat for immune-mediated causes
(see Table 1).4 Self-injurious
                                            for a comprehensive evaluation                   of thrombocytopenia (neonatal
behavior is often a component of
                                            of the bleeding phenotype and                    alloimmune thrombocytopenia)
the syndrome that compounded
                                            recommendations for surgery.                     until platelet antigen incompatibility
with thrombocytopenia can lead
                                                                                             can be demonstrated between
to an increased risk of intracranial
                                                                                             mother and infant serologically.
bleeding. It has been proposed to           GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR HEALTH                    Most allo or auto antibodies against
get platelet counts for these patients      MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF                    neonatal platelets clear from the
at diagnosis, with any unusual              BLEEDING SYMPTOMS                                circulation over time with platelet
bleeding symptoms and at 5 yearly
                                                                                             counts normalizing within 1 to 2
intervals if asymptomatic and refer         Newborn Period
                                                                                             weeks in most infants. Persistence
to hematology for severe bleeding
                                            Thrombocytopenia is encountered                  of thrombocytopenia beyond 8 to 12
symptoms.4
                                            fairly commonly (up to 25%                       weeks42 after birth should warrant a
Jacobsen syndrome (11q                      of admitted newborns) in the                     hematology consult especially in the
syndrome) is perhaps the most well          NICUs with rates increasing with                 absence of any immunologic factors
described congenital syndrome               prematurity.40 The challenge lies                or genetic syndromes.
with thrombocytopenia that                  in identifying which of these can
poses significant morbidity to              stem from an underlying inherited                Infancy and Beyond
affected children. The clinical             disorder. Fetal platelets are found in           The reader is referred to health
phenotype is variable with                  circulation by ∼5 weeks of gestation             supervision guidelines for various
macrothrombocytopenia a frequent            and start reaching adult values by               genetic syndromes, which are a
(88.5% of patients) feature of the          22 weeks.41 The diagnostic approach              useful resource for physicians

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TABLE 3 Management of Common Bleeding Symptoms With Identified Platelet/Coagulation Defects
Symptom                  General and Preventive               Associated With Platelet          Associated With Coagulation           Interventions Useful for Severe Symptoms
                         Measures                             Defect                            Factor Deficiency
Epistaxis                Place patient in sitting       Local application of                    Local application of                  Bleeding lasting >10 min despite hemostatic
                            position with neck forward.   hydrophilic powder such                 hydrophilic powder such                measures, >5 episodes per year: refer
                            Firmly compress tip of nose   as NasalCeasea                          as NasalCeasea                         to ENT for electrocauterization, nasal
                            for 20 min.                                                                                                  packing for persistent or profuse
                                                                                                                                         bleeding.
                         Daily saline nasal lubrication       Aminocaproic acid 50–100          Aminocaproic acid 100 mg/             HHT patients may need laser ablation or
                           and humidification of room            mg/kg/dose every 6 h              kg/dose every 6 h × 7 d                embolization
                           air.                                 ×7d
                         Do not: Stick toilet paper,          Desmopressinb intranasal                                                rVIIa (used in Glanzmann thrombasthenia
                           cotton balls in nose as can          spray 150 μg/dose: 2                                                     refractory to platelet transfusions)—
                           dislodge clot                        sprays for adult, and 1                                                  referral to hematology dose: 90 μg/kg
                         Do not: squeeze bony part of           spray for
with other indicated systemic
hemostatic therapy because of
abundance of fibrinolysis in the
mouth. Children with a high risk of
bleeding should avoid contact sports,
heavy exercise, or isometric exercise
and wear protective pads to avoid
deep hematomas and bruising.26
Nonweight bearing exercises such as
aqua therapy should be encouraged
to promote a healthy lifestyle. Some
of these children can have restrictive
diets and vitamin K and vitamin C
may need to be supplemented, the
deficiencies of which can aggravate
the underlying bleeding disorder.
Common bleeding symptoms and
their management are addressed in
Table 3.

Antifibrinolytic agents (ε amino
caproic acid and tranexamic acid)
inhibit plasmin activity, thereby
strengthening clot formation and
can be used for prevention of minor         FIGURE 2
trauma-induced or minor surgical            Suggested approach to sequential presurgical evaluation for children with congenital syndromes
bleeding especially involving mucosal       with known or suspected bleeding diathesis. The laboratory workup should start with an initial
surfaces that are rich in fibrinolytic      screen and a more exhaustive workup can be done in conjunction with the hematologist on the
                                            basis of known hemostatic defects for the specific congenital syndrome and the bleeding phenotype
enzymes in areas such as the mouth,         of the individual patient. aBleeding phenotype: prolonged (>10 min), persistent (>5 episodes/year)
nose, uterus, and gastrointestinal          nose bleeds, petechiae with minor trauma, bleeding while brushing teeth, heavy menstrual bleeding,
tract. Desmopressin (1-deamino-             prolonged bleeding after tooth eruption or extractions; prolonged bleeding after a procedure
                                            requiring a red cell transfusion, >1 cm bruises especially palpable in nature after minor trauma.
8-D arginine vasopressin) increases         bHigh risk procedures: craniosynostosis surgery, multiple teeth extraction especially wisdom teeth,
platelet aggregation by increasing          plastic or vascular procedures, cardiac procedures, scoliosis surgery, neurosurgery, liver or kidney
plasma levels of vWF and factor VIII,       biopsy. cLow risk procedures: simple dental extraction, bronchoscopy, central venous catheter
thus improving platelet adhesion            removal, cutaneous biopsy, GI endoscopy with biopsy, laparoscopic abdominal surgery. dInclude
                                            factor XI levels in patients with Noonan syndrome.
and function. It has been shown
to be useful in various platelet
secretion and granule defects, EDS          and therefore should be reserved                    studies are needed to evaluate
and Noonan syndromes, where it              for serious bleeding symptoms.                      the impact of thromboelastogram
can improve platelet function and           In some cases, judicious and                        to improve patient outcomes in
promote hemostasis.26,47–49 Both            tailored use of fresh-frozen plasma                 bleeding disorders.
1-deamino-8-D arginine vasopressin          (FFP), cryoprecipitate, and rVIIa
and/or antifibrinolytic agents              may be indicated. The use of
can be used as monotherapy or               rVIIa is approved in Glanzmann’s                    GUIDELINES FOR MANAGEMENT
adjuvant therapies to more definitive       thrombasthenia where it improves                    BEFORE SURGICAL PROCEDURES
treatment. Hemostasis therapy               platelet aggregation and fibrin and                 Patients suspected to have a
should be tailored on the basis of          thrombin generation.50 Point of care                congenital syndrome with a
the underlying hemostatic defect,           devices, such as thromboelastogram,                 bleeding diathesis (symptomatic
severity of bleeding symptoms, or           which can quantify global hemostasis                or asymptomatic) must have a
hemostatic challenge of planned             and monitor response to therapeutic                 sequential evaluation at least 2 to 4
surgery and results of the bleeding         agents, are increasingly being                      weeks before a scheduled surgical
evaluation. Although platelet               explored in clinical settings such as               procedure as proposed in Fig 2.
transfusion seems straightforward,          trauma and surgery,51 which can                     Bleeding assessment tools are useful
the development of alloantibodies           provide improved bleed management                   to get a standardized bleeding
may cause platelet refractoriness           and patient outcomes. Further                       history and calculate bleeding scores,

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TABLE 4 The Components and Scoring of the Pediatric Bleeding Questionnaire
                                                                                                                Symptom/Score                                     –1                              0                                1                                2                                 3                                        4
                                                                                                                Epistaxis                                         —                No or trivial (≤5 per year)        >5 per year or >10 min               Consultation only             Packing, cauterization, or           Blood transfusion, replacement
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              duration                                                         antifibrinolytics                   therapy, or desmopressin
                                                                                                                Cutaneous                                         —                No or trivial (≤5 per year)         >1 cm and on trauma                Consultation only                         —                                       —
                                                                                                                Minor wounds                                      —                No or trivial (≤5 per year)        >5 per year or >5 min           Consultation only or steri-         Surgical hemostasis or              Blood transfusion, replacement
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              duration                           strips                        antifibrinolytics                   therapy, or desmopressin
                                                                                                                Oral cavity                                       —                              No                   Reported at least once              Consultation only               Surgical hemostasis or              Blood transfusion, replacement
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               antifibrinolytics                   therapy, or desmopressin
                                                                                                                Gastrointestinal tract                            —                              No                       Identified cause                   Consultation or                Surgical hemostasis,                             —
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              spontaneous                   antifibrinolytics, blood
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          transfusion, replacement
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          therapy or desmopressin
                                                                                                                Tooth extraction                       No bleeding in at least      None done or no bleeding         Reported, no consultation             Consultation only             Resuturing, repacking, or            Blood transfusion, replacement

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                                                                                                                Surgery                                No bleeding in at least      None done or no bleeding         Reported, no consultation             Consultation only              Surgical hemostasis or              Blood transfusion, replacement
                                                                                                                                                              2 surgeries                       in 1                                                                                           antifibrinolytics                   therapy, or desmopressin
                                                                                                                Menorrhagia                                      —                             No                    Reported or consultation             Antifibrinolytics or              D&C or iron therapy                Blood transfusion, replacement
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                only                      contraceptive pill use                                                  therapy, desmopressin, or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        hysterectomy
                                                                                                                Postpartum                             No bleeding in at least          No deliveries or no          Reported or consultation            D&C, iron therapy or                Blood transfusion,                             —
                                                                                                                                                             2 deliveries               bleeding in 1 delivery                  only                        antifibrinolytics               replacement therapy, or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 desmopressin
                                                                                                                Muscle hematoma                                   —                            Never                  Posttrauma, no therapy          Spontaneous, no therapy           Spontaneous or traumatic,          Spontaneous or traumatic requiring
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            requiring replacement              surgical intervention or blood
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          therapy or desmopressin                        transfusion
                                                                                                                Hemarthrosis                                      —                            Never                  Posttrauma, no therapy          Spontaneous, no therapy           Spontaneous or traumatic,          Spontaneous or traumatic requiring
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            requiring replacement              surgical intervention or blood
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          therapy or desmopressin                        transfusion
                                                                                                                Central nervous system                            —                            Never                             —                                —                     Subdural, any intervention           Intracerebral, any intervention
                                                                                                                Othera                                            —                             No                            Reported                     Consultation only               Surgical hemostasis,              Blood transfusion, replacement
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            antifibrinolytics or iron             therapy, or desmopressin
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    therapy
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