title: Familial bleeding tendency and tonsillectomy.
abstract: A retrospective study of 2,292 tonsillectomies revealed 12 cases of hereditary capillary fragility. These cases showed an increased morbidity from bleeding complications and accounted for 4.8 per cent of those with a secondary hemorrhage. When diagnosed, skin bleeding time should be carried out at the time of premedication, and, if prolonged, the procedure postponed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002198:Capillary Fragility; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006474:Hemorrhagic Disorders / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014068:Tonsillectomy