Bleeding neonate / 
child 
CAUSES AND CLINICAL 
FEATURES
Hemostasis 
INJURY 
Collagen Exposure 
Platelet Adhesion and release 
reaction 
Platelet aggregation 
VASOCONSTRICTION 
Serotonin Platelet Phospolipid 
Thromboxane A2 
ADP 
Primary haemostatic plug 
Stable haemostatic plug 
Tissue Factor 
Coagulation 
Thrombin 
Fibrin 
Fibrinolysis
ETIOLOGY
Coagulation 
Disorders 
Platelet 
Dysfunction 
Vascular 
Fibrinolytic 
disorders
Coagulation Disorders 
Inherited Acquired 
• Hemophilia A and B 
• von Willebrand Disease 
• Factor VII, X, XIII deficiency 
• Afibrinogenemia 
• Liver disease 
• Vitamin K deficiency 
• Warfarin overdose 
• DIC
Platelet Dysfunction 
Quantitative Qualitative 
• Decreased production 
• Increased destruction 
• Inherited 
▫ Glanzmann thrombasthenia 
▫ Bernard Soulier syndrome 
▫ Gray platelet syndrome 
▫ Wiskott Aldrich syndrome 
• Acquired 
▫ Medications 
▫ CRF 
▫ Cardiopulmonary bypass
Thrombocytopenia 
• ITP 
• TORCH 
• Infections 
▫ Kala azar, DHF, malaria, hepatitis B and C, HIV 
• Medications 
▫ Valproate, penicillins, heparin, quinine, digoxin 
• Malignancies 
▫ Leukemia, lymphoma, neuroblastoma 
• Collagen vascular disorders
• Bone marrow failure syndromes 
▫ Thrombocytopenia with absent radii 
▫ Fanconi anemia 
• Immunodeficiency syndromes 
▫ Wiskott Aldrich syndrome 
• Others 
▫ Hypersplenism, HUS, NAIT
Vascular causes 
• Henoch Schonlein purpura 
• Connective tissue disorder 
• Scurvy 
• Prolonged steroid use 
• Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
CLINICAL FEATURES
NEONATES 
• Oozing from umbilical stump 
• Cephalhematoma 
• Bruising, petechiae 
• Bleeding from site for venipuncture or 
procedure site 
• Bleeding from scalp 
• Intracranial hemorrhage 
• Bleeding from mucous membranes
OTHERS 
• Mucosal bleeds 
• Joint or muscle bleed 
• Bleeding after minor trauma 
• Petechiae and purpurae 
• Ecchymoses 
• Fever with rash 
• Hepatosplenomegaly 
• Significant lymphadenopathy 
• Menorrhagia
HISTORY 
• Age of onset 
• Sex 
• Frequency 
• Location / type of bleeding 
• Duration 
• Medications 
• Family history 
• Associated symptoms
Examination 
• Pallor 
• Petechiae, ecchymoses, rashes 
• Hepatosplenomegaly 
• Local examination of mouth and nose 
• Lymphadenopathy 
• Features of bone marrow failure 
• Any associated features
Platelet vs coagulation disorders 
Platelet Disorder Coagulation Disorder 
Site Skin, mucous 
membranes 
Deep in soft tissues, joint, 
muscles 
Petechiae Yes No 
Ecchymoses Small, superficial Large, deep 
Bleeding after minor 
trauma 
Yes No 
Bleeding after surgery Immediate, mild Delayed, severe 
Examples von Willebrand disease, 
ITP 
Hemophilia A and B

Bleeding neonate / child

  • 1.
    Bleeding neonate / child CAUSES AND CLINICAL FEATURES
  • 3.
    Hemostasis INJURY CollagenExposure Platelet Adhesion and release reaction Platelet aggregation VASOCONSTRICTION Serotonin Platelet Phospolipid Thromboxane A2 ADP Primary haemostatic plug Stable haemostatic plug Tissue Factor Coagulation Thrombin Fibrin Fibrinolysis
  • 4.
  • 5.
    Coagulation Disorders Platelet Dysfunction Vascular Fibrinolytic disorders
  • 6.
    Coagulation Disorders InheritedAcquired • Hemophilia A and B • von Willebrand Disease • Factor VII, X, XIII deficiency • Afibrinogenemia • Liver disease • Vitamin K deficiency • Warfarin overdose • DIC
  • 7.
    Platelet Dysfunction QuantitativeQualitative • Decreased production • Increased destruction • Inherited ▫ Glanzmann thrombasthenia ▫ Bernard Soulier syndrome ▫ Gray platelet syndrome ▫ Wiskott Aldrich syndrome • Acquired ▫ Medications ▫ CRF ▫ Cardiopulmonary bypass
  • 8.
    Thrombocytopenia • ITP • TORCH • Infections ▫ Kala azar, DHF, malaria, hepatitis B and C, HIV • Medications ▫ Valproate, penicillins, heparin, quinine, digoxin • Malignancies ▫ Leukemia, lymphoma, neuroblastoma • Collagen vascular disorders
  • 9.
    • Bone marrowfailure syndromes ▫ Thrombocytopenia with absent radii ▫ Fanconi anemia • Immunodeficiency syndromes ▫ Wiskott Aldrich syndrome • Others ▫ Hypersplenism, HUS, NAIT
  • 11.
    Vascular causes •Henoch Schonlein purpura • Connective tissue disorder • Scurvy • Prolonged steroid use • Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
  • 12.
  • 15.
    NEONATES • Oozingfrom umbilical stump • Cephalhematoma • Bruising, petechiae • Bleeding from site for venipuncture or procedure site • Bleeding from scalp • Intracranial hemorrhage • Bleeding from mucous membranes
  • 16.
    OTHERS • Mucosalbleeds • Joint or muscle bleed • Bleeding after minor trauma • Petechiae and purpurae • Ecchymoses • Fever with rash • Hepatosplenomegaly • Significant lymphadenopathy • Menorrhagia
  • 17.
    HISTORY • Ageof onset • Sex • Frequency • Location / type of bleeding • Duration • Medications • Family history • Associated symptoms
  • 18.
    Examination • Pallor • Petechiae, ecchymoses, rashes • Hepatosplenomegaly • Local examination of mouth and nose • Lymphadenopathy • Features of bone marrow failure • Any associated features
  • 19.
    Platelet vs coagulationdisorders Platelet Disorder Coagulation Disorder Site Skin, mucous membranes Deep in soft tissues, joint, muscles Petechiae Yes No Ecchymoses Small, superficial Large, deep Bleeding after minor trauma Yes No Bleeding after surgery Immediate, mild Delayed, severe Examples von Willebrand disease, ITP Hemophilia A and B