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15614463

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-12-22
pubmed:abstractText
We report a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) in remission, who relapsed as a result of an influenza A virus infection. A 41-year-old woman presented with fever elevation, coughing, and generalized petechiae. Her platelet count had decreased to 1 x 10(9)/l. She had been diagnosed with ITP at age 23, and continuous complete remission had followed steroid therapy and splenectomy. Influenza A antigen was positive in her pharyngeal aspirate, and oseltamivir was effective for her symptoms. Findings of a bone marrow smear were typical for ITP. Steroid therapy resulted in a second complete remission. Although the development of ITP caused by influenza infection and a relapse caused by an influenza vaccination have been previously described, a relapse caused by a sporadic infection has never been documented to our knowledge. Physicians should carefully monitor the hematological data of influenza patients, especially those with ITP, even in remission.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1341-321X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
364-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-22
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Relapse of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura caused by influenza A virus infection: a case report.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Hematology, Aiseikai Yamashina Hospital, 19-4 Takehana Shichouno-cho, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto 607-8086, Japan. aiseikai@mbox.kyoto-inet.or.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports