Síndrome de plaquetas pegajosas

Introduction: Thrombophilias are conditions that occur when there is an alteration in the normal physiology of the hemostatic process. These pathologies are an important cause of thromboembolic events that have a notorious clinical impact on the health status of the patient. The sticky platelet syndrome is an autosomal dominant procoagulant disease characterized by the abnormal aggregation of platelets as a response to different substances. Objective: To conduct a brief review of the literature addressing the general aspects of the sticky platelet syndrome and offering the reader an update on the subject. Methods: A literature search was carried out in the databases Scielo, PubMed, Science Direct and Lilacs. Conclusion: The sticky platelet syndrome is an important cause of unexplained thrombosis, and although it is a life-threatening condition, it has not been widely studied in the scientific literature and is an entity still unknown to many health care personnel.