What are Hemorrhagic Disorders?

Hemorrhagic Disorders
Histopathological characterization of the new rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) variant in Portuguese samples. (A) Liver section of a healthy rabbit. Staining H&E, scale bar = 20 µm; (B) Liver with lesions of microvacuolar degeneration and necrotizing hepatitis with karyolysis. Staining H&E, scale bar = 20 µm. Is the new variant RHDV replacing genogroup 1 in Portuguese wild rabbit populations? Lopes AM, Correia J, Abrantes J, Melo P, Ramada M, Magalhães MJ, Alves PC, Esteves PJ - Viruses (2014). Not Altered. CC.

Hemorrhagic disorders are a group of disorders that share the inability to form a proper blood clot.

Hemorrhagic disorders include:

  • Primary hemostasis defects: platelet dysfunction, von Willebrand disease.
  • Secondary hemostasis defects: coagulation factor defects.
  • Small vessel defects: ecchymoses, hematoma, amyloidosis, scurvy.