Acute ITP Due to Insect Bite: Report of 2 Cases

Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) of childhood is a common hematologic disorder. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura is characterized by increased destruction of antibody-coated platelets in the reticuloendothelial system. In the majority of children with acute ITP, thrombocytopenia occurs within 1...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis 2011-08, Vol.17 (4), p.408-409
Hauptverfasser:	Akbayram, Sinan, Akgun, Cihangir, Dogan, Murat, Caksen, Hüseyin, Oner, Ahmet Faik
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Bees Child, Preschool Female Humans Insect bites Insect Bites and Stings - immunology Insecta Male Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic - etiology Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic - immunology
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Zusammenfassung:	Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) of childhood is a common hematologic disorder. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura is characterized by increased destruction of antibody-coated platelets in the reticuloendothelial system. In the majority of children with acute ITP, thrombocytopenia occurs within 1 to 3 weeks after an infectious disease. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura may also occur after rubella, rubeola, chickenpox, or live virus vaccination. Here we report 2 cases with acute ITP that were developed after honeybee and insect bite.
ISSN:	1076-0296 1938-2723
DOI:	10.1177/1076029610366438