Apixaban for treatment of venous thromboembolism in an obese patient with Glanzmann thrombasthenia

•Glanzmann thrombasthenia (GT) is a rare inherited bleeding disorder.•Thrombotic manifestations, such as venous thromboembolism, are rare in patients with GT.•We present an obese patient with GT and recurrent venous thromboembolism successfully treated with apixaban.•The choice of the anticoagulant treatment to be given was a real challenge.