Case Report : Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome (Presenting as late onset
heavy Menstrual Bleeding)
Published: September 1, 2013 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2013/.3394
Amita Ray, Sujoy Ray, Jose John Matthew
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Father Muller Medical College, Kankanady, Mangalore-575002 Karnataka, India.
2. Intern (MBBS), Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College Manipal, Karnataka-576104, India.
3. Intern (MBBS), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Father Muller Medical College, Kankanady, Mangalore-575002 Karnataka, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Amita Ray,
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Father Muller Medical College,
Kankanady, Mangalore–575002, India.
Phone: 91-9916934563, E-mail: amitarays@gmail.com
Inherited bleeding disorders contribute significantly to the incidence and prevalence of Heavy Menstrual Bleeding (HMB), and contrary to popular belief can present any time during the reproductive years of a woman’s life. The following case exemplifies this and is being presented as part of a rare syndrome. The incidence of this syndrome in the general population ranges from 1:500,000 to 1:1000, 000. Besides being rare the presentation was quite uncommon as majority of these cases present with pulmonary fibrosis.
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