Tuberculosis presenting as immune thrombocytopenia : a case report and review of the literature

Tuberculosis presenting as immune thrombocytopenia : a case report and review of the literature

Various hematological abnormalities commonly occur in active tuberculosis (TB) but thrombocytopenia is exceed¬ingly rare and immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is reported in only a few cases. A 28-year-old male pre¬sented with thrombocytopenia-induced epistaxis and gen¬eralized purpura that did...

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Veröffentlicht in:Qatar medical journal 2006, Vol.15 (1), p.62-64
Hauptverfasser: al-Suob H., Burney M. A., Mubarak, A. A., al-Azzawi S. H., Abbudi K., Kakil I. R.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Complications
Immunological aspects
Thrombocytopenia
Tuberculosis
المرضى
المضاعفات
دراسات الحالة
كثرة الصفيحات
مرض السل
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Zusammenfassung:Various hematological abnormalities commonly occur in active tuberculosis (TB) but thrombocytopenia is exceed¬ingly rare and immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is reported in only a few cases. A 28-year-old male pre¬sented with thrombocytopenia-induced epistaxis and gen¬eralized purpura that did not respond to intravenous im¬munoglobulin but did resolve after antituberculous treat¬ment. The characteristics of this rarely documented asso¬ciation are reviewed.
ISSN:0253-8253
2227-0426