Management of Refractory Menstrual Bleeding in an Adolescent with
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia: A case report
Abstract
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia (GT) is a rare bleeding disorder causing
life-threatening bleeding at menarche in the adolescent female. We
describe a 12-year-old menarchial female with persistent vaginal
bleeding despite multiple treatment modalities including aminocaproic
acid, recombinant factor VIIa (rFVIIa), intravenous estrogen, and
gonadotropin receptor hormone agonists. Although the standard treatment
of bleeding in patients with GT is primarily rFVIIa, new-onset menstrual
bleeding in conjunction with an immature hypothalamus-pituitary-ovarian
axis often requires expanding treatment to include multiple drug
modalities. In our case, a two-step approach was necessary. First,
targeting the cessation of menses. Secondly, optimizing long-term
control of heavy menstrual bleeding.