Recurrency of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura due to hypertrophied accessory spleens

Foamy histiocytes in spleens removed for chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.

By BERNARD CZERNOBILSKY, HOWARD H. FREEDMAN AND ABRAHAM M. FRUMIN F OAMY HISTIOCYTES were found in three of 47 spleens removed for chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura ( ITP) . Fat stains demonstrated the absence of lipid. These cells have never been reported in ITP except for a brief mention by Carpenter et a!.’ Somewhat similar histiocytes have been described in thalassemia2, and in an...

Epidemiology of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Children

Abstract Background Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a common autoimmune bleeding condition in children that is characterized by a decrease in the platelet count. The aims of this study were to define epidemiologic features of patients with primary ITP who were admitted to Mofid Children's Hospital, Tehran, Iran, in a 5-year period. Methods We retrospectively studied the records of ...

Accessory spleens in the thoracic and abdominal cavities after a relapse of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: a case report.

This case report presents a highly unusual finding of ectopic splenic tissue in both the thoracic and abdominal cavities in a patient with recurrent idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP).

Thrombocytopenic purpura due to quinidine.

Role of accessory spleens in human immunodeficiency virus-related immune thrombocytopenic purpura.