Case Report : Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome (Presenting as late onset heavy Menstrual Bleeding)

Abstract

Inherited bleeding disorders contribute significantly to the incidence and prevalence of Heavy Menstrual Bleeding (HMB), and contrary to popular belief can present any time during the reproductive years of a woman’s life. The following case exemplifies this and is being presented as part of a rare syndrome. The incidence of this syndrome in the general population ranges from 1:500,000 to 1:1000, 000. Besides being rare the presentation was quite uncommon as majority of these cases present with pulmonary fibrosis.

Keywords

• hermansky–pudlak syndrome (hps)
• heavy menstrual bleeding