title: Acquired von Willebrand disease.
abstract: Acquired von Willebrand disease (AvWD) is a syndrome that has clinical and laboratory features similar to hereditary vWD. In contrast to the latter it occurs in patients without a family history of previous bleeding tendency.
authors: Coagulation Unit, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Petrini
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014842:von Willebrand Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy