title: Acquired von Willebrand syndrome in a patient with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance.
abstract: Acquired von Willebrand syndrome (AVWS) is a rare bleeding disorder that typically presents as mucocutaneous bleeding in individuals with no personal or family history of bleeding disorder. Here we present a case in which a patient presented with profound epistaxis and was found to have AVWS in the setting of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS).
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98104, USA. cpuronen@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: Camille E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Puronen
authors.forename: Neil C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Josephson
authors.forename: Virginia C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Broudy
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005169:Factor VIII / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008998:Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome; D014842:von Willebrand Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014841:von Willebrand Factor / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014841:von Willebrand Factor; D005169:Factor VIII