Preferred Label : Von Willebrand disease type 2A;
ICD-11 definition : Type 2A von Willebrand disease (type 2A VWD) is a subtype of type 2 VWD characterized
by a bleeding disorder associated with a decrease in the affinity of the Willebrand
factor (von Willebrand factor; VWF) for platelets and the subendothelium caused by
a deficiency of high molecular weight VWF multimers. The disease manifests as mucocutaneous
bleeding anomalies (menorrhagia, epistaxis, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, etc.).;
Origin ID : 1009291548;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Type 2A von Willebrand disease (type 2A VWD) is a subtype of type 2 VWD characterized
by a bleeding disorder associated with a decrease in the affinity of the Willebrand
factor (von Willebrand factor; VWF) for platelets and the subendothelium caused by
a deficiency of high molecular weight VWF multimers. The disease manifests as mucocutaneous
bleeding anomalies (menorrhagia, epistaxis, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, etc.).
