Valsalva retinopathy associated with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura and positive antiphospholipid antibodies
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Prevalence and clinical significance of elevated antiphospholipid antibodies in patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
Antibodies against phospholipid antigens (APA) have been demonstrated in idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), but their clinical and pathogenetic significance has remained elusive. In this study we analyzed the prevalence and clinical features of ITP patients with elevated APA. In addition, we prospectively evaluated APA levels after treatment with corticosteroids and compared them with p...
متن کاملIdiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura associated with Crohn's disease.
Besides cytopenia related to treatment, several hematological disorders such as anemia, abnormal platelet activity, thrombosis, presence of anticardiolipin or anti-neutrophil antibodies, cyclic neutropenia, and myelodysplasia, have been reported in patients with Crohn's disease (CD). The case we report here is the first one documenting the association of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP...
متن کاملPulmonary nocardiosis associated with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
A 69-year-old woman with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, who was regularly followed and treated with prednisolone and danazol, was admitted to our hospital because of shortness of breath. Chest roentgenogram showed a large amount of left-sided pleural effusion. Gram-positive branching rods, subsequently identified as Nocardia farcinica, were isolated from the fluid. Antibiotic treatment to...
متن کاملAntiphospholipid antibodies and antiphospholipid syndrome in patients presenting with immune thrombocytopenic purpura: a prospective cohort study.
The pathogenetic role and the clinical importance of the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies (APAs) in patients with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) are not clear. In this study, the prevalence and clinical significance of APAs were investigated in patients with ITP. Eighty-two newly diagnosed ITP patients were prospectively studied. They were evaluated for the presence of lupus antic...
متن کاملA Case Study of Silent Thyroiditis Associated with Idiopathic ُThrombocytopenic Purpura
A 48 Year-old woman had symptoms of thyrotoxicosis which disappeared spontaneously within two months. She was diagnosed as case of silent thyroiditis on the basis of both the clinical course and the laboratory data such as low uptake of radioactive Iodine and Technesium. She also had petechia in her arms which were diagnosed as an idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (I.T.P.). This case would se...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Eye
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0950-222X,1476-5454
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702313