Trägt ein DDAVP-Test bei Kindern zur Diagnose bei?

SummaryIt is very difficult to determine if patients with a moderate low level of VWF parameters have mild disease or if they are just low normal (so called grey area of VWD). This applies particularly to pediatrics, because it is difficult to evaluate the bleeding history of children. Al our centres every child diagnosed with vWD gets DDAVP to test the response for it. This study was done to evaluate the DDAVP-test as a diagnostic tool. Patients, methods: A retrospective analysis of data obtained with routine DDAVP administration for test purposes in 52 patients with borderline von Willebrand disease at the hae…