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
Subjects:	thrombocytopenia tuberculosis unusual presentation
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.4103/ejb.ejb_56_16

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spelling	doaj-68c15eb428e74e609d34e282ee4a26b52020-11-25T03:42:22ZengSpringerOpenThe Egyptian Journal of Bronchology1687-84262314-85512017-11-0111438639010.4103/ejb.ejb_56_16Severe thrombocytopenia and intracranial hemorrhage: Unusual presentation of tuberculosisSaad R. Samra0Department of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig UniversityAbstract 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 intracranial hemorrhage. The patient was found to have clinical, microbiological, and histopathological evidence of TB. The thrombocytopenia was successfully treated with anti-TB drugs. Conclusion Severe thrombocytopenia can be one of the hematological manifestations of TB that is successfully treated with anti-TB drugs.http://link.springer.com/article/10.4103/ejb.ejb_56_16thrombocytopeniatuberculosisunusual presentation
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spellingShingle	Saad R. Samra Severe thrombocytopenia and intracranial hemorrhage: Unusual presentation of tuberculosis The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology thrombocytopenia tuberculosis unusual presentation
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title	Severe thrombocytopenia and intracranial hemorrhage: Unusual presentation of tuberculosis
title_short	Severe thrombocytopenia and intracranial hemorrhage: Unusual presentation of tuberculosis
title_full	Severe thrombocytopenia and intracranial hemorrhage: Unusual presentation of tuberculosis
title_fullStr	Severe thrombocytopenia and intracranial hemorrhage: Unusual presentation of tuberculosis
title_full_unstemmed	Severe thrombocytopenia and intracranial hemorrhage: Unusual presentation of tuberculosis
title_sort	severe thrombocytopenia and intracranial hemorrhage: unusual presentation of tuberculosis
publisher	SpringerOpen
series	The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology
issn	1687-8426 2314-8551
publishDate	2017-11-01
description	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 intracranial hemorrhage. The patient was found to have clinical, microbiological, and histopathological evidence of TB. The thrombocytopenia was successfully treated with anti-TB drugs. Conclusion Severe thrombocytopenia can be one of the hematological manifestations of TB that is successfully treated with anti-TB drugs.
topic	thrombocytopenia tuberculosis unusual presentation
url	http://link.springer.com/article/10.4103/ejb.ejb_56_16
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Severe thrombocytopenia and intracranial hemorrhage: Unusual presentation of tuberculosis

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