Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in a patient with situs inversus totalis: case report and literature review

ABSTRACT Situs inversus totalis is a rare recessive autosomal congenital abnormality in which the mediastinal and abdominal organs are in a mirrored position when compared to the usual topography. The literature reports some cases of situs inversus totalis and concomitant conditions: spinal abnormal...

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Published in:Einstein (São Paulo)
Main Authors: Carolina Rodrigues Dal Bo, Beatriz Piovesana Devito, Leticia Piovesana Devito, Gabriella Paes del Papa, Nelson Hamerschlak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2020-01-01
Subjects:
Situs inversus
Purpura, thrombocytopenic
Platelet count
Exome
Hematologic diseases
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082020000100503&tlng=en
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Summary:ABSTRACT Situs inversus totalis is a rare recessive autosomal congenital abnormality in which the mediastinal and abdominal organs are in a mirrored position when compared to the usual topography. The literature reports some cases of situs inversus totalis and concomitant conditions: spinal abnormalities, cardiac malformations and hematological diseases, such as idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, which is an autoimmune disease that causes thrombocytopenia due to platelet destruction or suppression of its production. This article aimed to report the coexistence of situs inversus totalis and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
ISSN:2317-6385

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