Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura Secondary to

Overview

Journal Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent)

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2021 Dec 31

PMID 34970034

Citations 2

Authors

Lintu Ramachandran

Luqman Baloch

Taha Mohamed Djirdeh

Yadwinder Sidhu

Nicole Gentile

Mario Affinati

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Abstract

Immune thrombocytopenic purpura is a disorder characterized by decreased platelet count that may be secondary to infectious or autoimmune etiologies. We present a patient with upper gastrointestinal bleeding complicated by severe thrombocytopenia. Endoscopy revealed gastritis with pathology positive for . Platelet count normalized after triple antibiotic therapy. The precise mechanism by which causes immune thrombocytopenic purpura remains unclear; however, there are several plausible mechanisms. This case highlights the importance of keeping in the differential in patients presenting with thrombocytopenia.

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