Active pulmonary tuberculosis manifesting with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: a rare presentation

A 17-year-old girl presented with a 3-day history of epistaxis, vaginal bleeding and petechiae over the lower extremities. The patient had been feeling unwell with productive cough, fever, chills, poor appetite and weight loss for 2 months. Laboratory findings revealed anemia and thrombocytopenia, w...

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Main Authors: Payam Tabarsi, Muayad Aghali Merza, Majid Marjani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867010701264