raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:99147

Acquired von Willebrand syndrome

Synonyms: Acquired von Willebrand disease

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
Adult
Status
active

A rare bleeding disorder characterized by defects in von Willebrand factor, similar to those seen in hereditary von Willebrand disease (VWD), but which are caused by an underlying pathology, generally in elderly patients without any personal or family history of bleeding anomalies.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAcquired von Willebrand syndromeAcquired von Willebrand disease
frSyndrome de von Willebrand acquisMaladie de von Willebrand acquise
deVon-Willebrand-Syndrom, erworbenesAWVS
esSíndrome de Von Willebrand adquirido
itMalattia di von Willebrand acquisita
nlVerworven syndroom van von WillebrandVerworven ziekte van Von Willebrand
ptDoença de von Willebrand adquirida
plNabyty zespół von WillebrandaNabyta choroba von Willebranda
csZískaný von Willebrandův syndromZískaná von Willebrandova choroba
ukНабутий синдром фон ВіллебрандаНабута хвороба фон Віллебранда
zh获得性假血友病综合征获得性血管性血友病
trEdinsel von Willebrand sendromuEdinsel Von Willebrand hastalığı

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10D68.4NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-113B2YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0020460Evalidated
UMLSC0272362Evalidated
GARD5573Evalidated
MedDRA10069495Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families300 casesWorldwideCase(s)ValidatedORPHANET
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

27 annotations · validated 2019-10-08
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0030680Abnormal cardiovascular system morphology
HP:0004377Hematological neoplasm
HP:0030129Impaired ristocetin cofactor assay activity
HP:0008151Prolonged prothrombin time
HP:0003125Reduced factor VIII activity
HP:0008330Reduced von Willebrand factor activity
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001659Aortic regurgitation
HP:0001650Aortic valve stenosis
HP:0025406Asthenia
HP:0000978Bruising susceptibility
HP:0000421Epistaxis
HP:0000471Gastrointestinal angiodysplasia
HP:0002239Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
HP:0000790Hematuria
HP:0001931Hypochromic anemia
HP:0002615Hypotension
HP:0005261Joint hemorrhage
HP:0002249Melena
HP:0000132Menorrhagia
HP:0100608Metrorrhagia
HP:0001653Mitral regurgitation
HP:0001897Normocytic anemia
HP:0001934Persistent bleeding after trauma
HP:0001642Pulmonic stenosis
HP:0005505Refractory anemia
HP:0001933Subcutaneous hemorrhage
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0002170Intracranial hemorrhage

Annotation source: 29239101[PMID]_30057374[PMID]_30214173[PMID]_31004311[PMID]_31293998[PMID]

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Sources for this card