Table 1

Inherited bleeding disorders which may present with bruising

Bleeding disorderIncidence
von Willebrand disease1 in 100
Factor VIII deficiency1 in 10 000
Factor IX deficiency1 in 50 000
Afibrinogenaemia1 in 1 000 000 (homozygous state)
Prothrombin deficiency1 in 2 000 000 (homozygous state)
Factor V deficiency1 in 1 000 000 (homozygous state)
Factor VII deficiency1 in 300 000 to 1 in 500 000 (homozygous state)
Factor X deficiency1 in 1 000 000 (homozygous state)
Factor XI deficiency1 in 1 000 000 (homozygous state)
Deficiency of factors II, VII, IX, X<20 kindreds worldwide (homozygous state)
Factor XIII deficiency1 in 1 000 000 (homozygous state)
Alpha-2-antiplasmin deficiencyExtremely rare
Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 deficiencyExtremely rare
Disorders of platelet function and inherited thrombocytopeniasFor details see Bolton-Maggs et al6
Bernard–Soulier syndrome<1000 cases worldwide
Glanzmann thrombasthenia<1000 cases worldwide