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2023 School of Allied Health Sciences J Pub Health Nutri

An update of human immunodeficiency virus infection: Bleeding disorders.

Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu1*, Felix Amekpor2, Godfred Yawson Scott2, Chetachi B. Alachedo3

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has been linked to a number of coagulationdisorders. High plasma von Willebrand factor concentrations have been associated with HIVillness and may be a sign of active endothelium. Human Immunodeficiency Virus -relatedthrombocytopenia (Tr-HIV) is the most common haemostatic disorder with a high morbidityand affects patients from every risk group independently of age, sex, or stage of infection