Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura in an Adult Male: A Case Report

Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is an autoimmune disease characterized by immune-mediated destruction of platelets, resulting in a decreased blood platelet count (less than 100 x 10(9)/L) in the absence of other known etiology of thrombocytopenia. ITP is uncommon in adult males. The signs and...

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Autores principales: Thapa Chhetri, Suchit, Kunwor, Bishal, Sharma, Bishal, Joshi, Prerana, Timilsina, Sunil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10628603/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37942396
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.46664
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author Thapa Chhetri, Suchit
Kunwor, Bishal
Sharma, Bishal
Joshi, Prerana
Timilsina, Sunil
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description Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is an autoimmune disease characterized by immune-mediated destruction of platelets, resulting in a decreased blood platelet count (less than 100 x 10(9)/L) in the absence of other known etiology of thrombocytopenia. ITP is uncommon in adult males. The signs and symptoms of ITP vary widely and are quite diverse. The degree of thrombocytopenia and bleeding are not always correlated. Timely diagnosis, intervention, and regular monitoring can easily prevent complications. We report a case of a 22-year-old male presented with gum bleeding along with purpura and ecchymosis over the upper limb, lower limb, trunk, and face.
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spelling pubmed-106286032023-11-08 Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura in an Adult Male: A Case Report Thapa Chhetri, Suchit Kunwor, Bishal Sharma, Bishal Joshi, Prerana Timilsina, Sunil Cureus Hematology Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is an autoimmune disease characterized by immune-mediated destruction of platelets, resulting in a decreased blood platelet count (less than 100 x 10(9)/L) in the absence of other known etiology of thrombocytopenia. ITP is uncommon in adult males. The signs and symptoms of ITP vary widely and are quite diverse. The degree of thrombocytopenia and bleeding are not always correlated. Timely diagnosis, intervention, and regular monitoring can easily prevent complications. We report a case of a 22-year-old male presented with gum bleeding along with purpura and ecchymosis over the upper limb, lower limb, trunk, and face. Cureus 2023-10-08 /pmc/articles/PMC10628603/ /pubmed/37942396 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.46664 Text en Copyright © 2023, Thapa Chhetri et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
spellingShingle Hematology
Thapa Chhetri, Suchit
Kunwor, Bishal
Sharma, Bishal
Joshi, Prerana
Timilsina, Sunil
Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura in an Adult Male: A Case Report
title Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura in an Adult Male: A Case Report
title_full Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura in an Adult Male: A Case Report
title_fullStr Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura in an Adult Male: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura in an Adult Male: A Case Report
title_short Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura in an Adult Male: A Case Report
title_sort immune thrombocytopenic purpura in an adult male: a case report
topic Hematology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10628603/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37942396
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.46664
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