title: Hemorrhaging at menarche: a case report.
abstract: A 12-year-old girl presented with hemorrhaging at menarche and required multiple blood transfusions. She had a history of severe epistaxis. Bleeding studies indicated that the patient had type 1 von Willebrand's disease. Her three siblings were then screened and all tested positive for the disease.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Ward
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008572:Menarche; D008595:Menorrhagia / Q000209:etiology; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D014842:von Willebrand Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy