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3752899

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-10-1
pubmed:abstractText
Eosinophilic purpura, the syndrome of acquired platelet dysfunction with eosinophilia was first recognized in Singaporean children and later described in Thai children. It is a benign, transient thrombopathy associated with significant eosinophilia and characterized by the sudden onset of a superficial bleeding tendency. The first young adult with this haemostatic disturbance was documented in a National Servicemen 4 years ago. We report here our experience with 16 such patients (13 males, 3 females) and concur with the original observers on the benign nature of this syndrome. Stool helminths were present in 50% of the cases but the duration of symptoms and platelet dysfunction appeared unaffected by the rapidity with which the eosinophil count returned to normal following antihelminthic treatment. If platelet aggregation study is readily available it is desirable to document the presence of an abnormal platelet response to one or more aggregating agents but without it, it is still possible to diagnose this syndrome fairly confidently in the healthy, young patient in the first or second decade of life who develops recent onset bruising with or without mucosal bleeding, whose preliminary blood cell counts are normal apart from a moderate to marked absolute eosinophilia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0304-4602
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
262-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Eosinophilic purpura--the syndrome of acquired platelet dysfunction with eosinophilia--a tropical phenomenon.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article