Immune Thrombocytopenia at Diagnosis of Hodgkin Lymphoma
S Marino, A Di Cataldo, G Magro, S D'Amico, M La Spina, V Di Benedetto, M Meli, C Moscheo, G Russo · Klinische Pädiatrie · 2014 · Heft 03
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Background: Immune thrombocytopenia (IT) has rarely been found in patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), as a paraneoplastic phenomenon or a simultaneous not related disease. Case report: A 16-year-old boy was sent to our centre for the CT suspect of thoraco-abdominal lymphoma. Clinical examination revealed: obesity, petechiae and ecchymosis, no palpable lymphnodes, hepatosplenomegaly. Laboratory investigation showed thrombocytopenia (10 × 103/mL) and elevated inflammatory markers. Viral serology and autoimmunity have ruled out secondary causes of thrombocytopenia. Bone marrow examination revealed no tumor cells.…
