A Case of Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura Secondary to Pulmonary Tuberculosis
The haematological abnormalities associated with active pulmonary tuberculosis were known to human beings since decades but Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis have been reported only in a couple of instances. We report a 27 year-old male patient who was admit...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2016-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/8726/21365_CE[Ra1]_F(RK)_PF1(PI_RK)_PFA(P)_PF2(PAG).pdf |
| Summary: | The haematological abnormalities associated with active pulmonary tuberculosis were known to human beings since decades but
Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis have been reported only in a couple of instances. We
report a 27 year-old male patient who was admitted to our hospital with fever, shortness of breath, haematuria, epistaxis and generalized
petechiae. The sputum positivity for Acid Fast Bacilli (AFB) and chest X-ray reports were suggestive of active pulmonary tuberculosis in
our patient. Clinical and laboratory parameters including bone marrow aspiration cytology diagnosed the case to be ITP. Patient was put
on Directly Observed Treatment and Short course (DOTS) category-1 Anti-Tuberculosis Therapy (ATT) and prednisone following which
thrombocytopenia was corrected and there was complete recovery of the patient without recurrence of thrombocytopenia. |
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| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |