Abstrakt

Harris Platelet Syndrome: The Need to Recognise the Entity.

ChidambharamChoccalingam, Premila Samuel, and KidevSwamynathan

Inherited giant platelet disorders (IGPD), is a subgroup of congenital thrombocytopenias, and is characterized by decreased platelet counts along with macro platelets and variable bleeding symptoms. Harris Platelet Syndrome a newly described entity, previously called asymptomatic constitutional macrothrombocytopenia is a sub-type of IGPD and is characterized by mild to severe thrombocytopenia, macroplatelets and no bleeding manifestations in the North Western part of Indian sub-continent. We report, the occurrence of Harris platelet syndrome in a group of population from northern part of West Bengal (part of North Western Indian sub-continent geographic location).