Tuberculosis associated thrombocytopenic purpura: effectiveness of antituberculous therapy

Association of immune thrombocytopenic purpura and tuberculosis is a rare condition. In 5 patients presenting with this association, anti-tuberculous therapy was effective on both tuberculosis and thrombocytopenia suggesting a causal relationship between tuberculosis and immune thrombocytopenic purp...

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Autores principales: Borie, Raphael, Fieschi, Claire, Oksenhendler, Eric, Galicier, Lionel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications 2009
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3222240/
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/hr.2009.e3
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Sumario:Association of immune thrombocytopenic purpura and tuberculosis is a rare condition. In 5 patients presenting with this association, anti-tuberculous therapy was effective on both tuberculosis and thrombocytopenia suggesting a causal relationship between tuberculosis and immune thrombocytopenic purpura

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