Girgis Kyrillos, George Allen, Gutierrez Leandro, Brown Jacob, Beshai Rafail
Internal Medicine, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, USA.
Cardiovascular Disease, Virtua Health, Camden, USA.
Cureus. 2024 Jan 13;16(1):e52220. doi: 10.7759/cureus.52220. eCollection 2024 Jan.
Thrombocytopenia, a condition characterized by low platelet counts, can arise from various causes, including autoimmune diseases. Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), a diagnosis made by excluding other possible causes, is categorized as primary or secondary, with primary ITP being idiopathic and secondary ITP associated with infections or autoimmune conditions. This study highlights a unique instance of severe thrombocytopenia triggered by infection.
血小板减少症是一种以血小板计数低为特征的病症,可由多种原因引起,包括自身免疫性疾病。免疫性血小板减少症(ITP)是通过排除其他可能原因做出的诊断,分为原发性或继发性,原发性ITP是特发性的,继发性ITP与感染或自身免疫性疾病有关。本研究突出了一例由感染引发的严重血小板减少症的独特病例。