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Severe Thrombocytopenic Purpura in a Child with Brucellosis: Case Presentation and Review of the Literature
Joint Authors
Perogiannaki, Aikaterini
Makis, Alexandros
Chaliasos, Nikolaos
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-01-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Brucellosis is still endemic and a significant public health problem in many Mediterranean countries, including Greece.
It is a multisystemic disease with a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations including hematological disorders, such as anemia, pancytopenia, leucopenia, and thrombocytopenia.
Thrombocytopenia is usually moderate and attributed to bone marrow suppression or hypersplenism.
Rarely, autoimmune stimulation can cause severe thrombocytopenia with clinically significant hemorrhagic manifestations.
We present the case of a girl with severe thrombocytopenic purpura as one of the presenting symptoms of Brucella melitensis infection.
Treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin and the appropriate antimicrobial agents promptly resolved the thrombocyte counts.
A review of similar published cases is also presented.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Makis, Alexandros& Perogiannaki, Aikaterini& Chaliasos, Nikolaos. 2017. Severe Thrombocytopenic Purpura in a Child with Brucellosis: Case Presentation and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146269
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Makis, Alexandros…[et al.]. Severe Thrombocytopenic Purpura in a Child with Brucellosis: Case Presentation and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146269
American Medical Association (AMA)
Makis, Alexandros& Perogiannaki, Aikaterini& Chaliasos, Nikolaos. Severe Thrombocytopenic Purpura in a Child with Brucellosis: Case Presentation and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146269
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1146269