Thrombocytopenic Purpura following Measles

Acute idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura following combined vaccination against measles, mumps, and rubella.

Acute idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is the most common bleeding disorder of childhood. Seventy percent of cases of acute ITP occur following viral illness. 1 Classically these infections include rubella, varicella, measles, and the Epstein-Barr virus.2 Acute ITP has also been reported after vaccination against poliomyelitis,3 measles,4-6 and rubella,7 (including combined measles-mum...

Immune thrombocytopenic purpura following influenza vaccination.

Toxic thrombocytopenic purpura following local sulphathiazole therapy.

In spite of the universal use of sulphonamides there have apparently been reports of the occurrence of purpura following their administration on only twenty-two occasions. In fourteen cases the thrombocytes were found to be reduced in number, absent from blood films or below 100,000 per c.mm.; in four cases the thrombocyte count exceeded 125,000 per c.mm. and in four the count was not recorded....

Toxic Thrombocytopenic Purpura following Local Sulphathiazole Therapy

In spite of the universal use of sulphonamides there have apparently been reports of the occurrence of purpura following their administration on only twenty-two occasions. In fourteen cases the thrombocytes were found to be reduced in number, absent from blood films or below 100,000 per c.mm.; in four cases the thrombocyte count exceeded 125,000 per c.mm. and in four the count was not recorded....

Posterior reversible Leukoencephalopathy following thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura at postpartum period: case report

Background: Posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy syndrome (PRLS) is a clinical and radiological syndrome of heterogeneous etiologies that are grouped because of the similar findings on neuroimaging studies which may occur at any age. The pathogenesis of RPLS remains unclear, but it appears to be related to disordered cerebral autoregulation and endothelial dysfunction. The syndrome is more ...