Immune thrombocytopenia associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection: A case report and review of literature

Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 595-598

  Okoli, Kelechi ^a   Gupta, Aditi ^a   Irani, Farzan ^a   Kasmani, Rahil ^a  

^a ST VINCENT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Mycoplasma; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; DEXAMETHASONE; FIBRINOGEN; HEMOGLOBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MOXIFLOXACIN; AUTOANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD SMEAR; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEGAKARYOCYTE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; VITAL SIGN; COMPLICATION; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; REMISSION;

AUTOANTIGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; REMISSION INDUCTION;

EID: 70349792613     PISSN: 09575235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MBC.0b013e32832d6ccb     Document Type: Article

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