Immune thrombocytopenia complicating pulmonary tuberculosis: case report and investigation of mechanisms.
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Immune thrombocytopenia and pulmonary tuberculosis presented concurrently in a 20 year old Thai man as a bleeding diathesis. Intravenous immunoglobulin rapidly corrected the thrombocytopenia. Immunofluorescence and immunoblot studies with platelets and mycobacteria showed the presence of platelet surface membrane IgG.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Thorax
دوره 47 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1992