Progressive systemic sclerosis complicated with immune thrombocytopenia during D-penicillamine therapy.
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Immune thrombocytopenia is a rare complication of progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS). A 47-year-old female with PSS treated with D-penicillamine developed immune thrombocytopenia, which promptly responded to prednisolone and withdrawal of D-penicillamine. Platelet-associated IgG was elevated and the bone marrow megakaryocyte count was normal. There was an inverse relationship between the level of platelet-associated IgG and the platelet count. A lymphocyte stimulation test sensitized by D-penicillamine was positive. The present case suggests that immune thrombocytopenia may be regarded as one of the D-penicillamine-related immune abnormalities. To our knowledge, its association with PSS has never been reported.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Internal medicine
دوره 31 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1992