Severe thrombocytopenia and intracranial hemorrhage: Unusual presentation of tuberculosis

Abstract Background Although various hematologic abnormalities are seen in tuberculosis (TB), severe thrombocytopenia is a rare event. Case presentation We report a case of a 26-year-old female patient who presented with severe thrombocytopenia-induced hemoptysis, macroscopic hematuria, and intracra...

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Main Author: Saad R. Samra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-11-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.4103/ejb.ejb_56_16