Disseminated tuberculosis with severe immune thrombocytopenia

Immune thrombocytopenia is an autoimmune condition with increased platelet destruction. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura is an uncommon and rare manifestation of tuberculosis. A search of the literature available on TB-associated ITP identified only around 50 cases published between 1964 and 2016. We...

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Main Authors: Malla Rama Krishna, Uma Sri Gottam, Nagendra Mahendra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007118303824