Wakhlu A, Agarwal V, Dabadghao S, Prasad K N, Nityanand Soniya
Department of Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, UP, India.
J Assoc Physicians India. 2004 Jul;52:591-3.
We present two cases of chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) on prolonged steroid therapy who developed subcutaneous and brain abscesses due to Nocardia asteroides. The special diagnostic and therapeutic challenges encountered in the patients because of severe thrombocytopenia are being highlighted.
我们报告了两例长期接受类固醇治疗的慢性特发性血小板减少性紫癜(ITP)患者,他们因星形诺卡菌感染而出现皮下和脑脓肿。文中强调了由于严重血小板减少症给患者带来的特殊诊断和治疗挑战。