Cerebral Venous Thrombosis after Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy in Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

A common misconception is that immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) causes only bleeding diathesis. From this case vignette of a young male with ITP who had cerebral venous thrombosis, we highlight the importance of considering venous thrombosis in such patients when they present with focal cerebra...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Indian journal of critical care medicine 2017-12, Vol.21 (12), p.869-871
Hauptverfasser:	James, Joe, Shiji, P V, Radhakrishnan, Chandni
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anticoagulants Blood Blood platelets Care and treatment Case Report Case studies Cerebral thrombosis Complications and side effects Consent Cytokines Diagnosis Drug dosages Embolisms Health risk assessment Immunoglobulins Internal medicine Intravenous immunoglobulins NMR Nuclear magnetic resonance Patients Risk factors Systematic review Thrombocytopenic purpura Thromboembolism Thrombosis
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Zusammenfassung:	A common misconception is that immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) causes only bleeding diathesis. From this case vignette of a young male with ITP who had cerebral venous thrombosis, we highlight the importance of considering venous thrombosis in such patients when they present with focal cerebral signs.
ISSN:	0972-5229 1998-359X
DOI:	10.4103/ijccm.IJCCM_308_17