A Case of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in a Patient with Behcet's Disease.
- Author:
Hyun Young SHIN
1
;
Hyo Jung NAM
;
Ju Kyoung SONG
;
Seong Wook KANG
;
Sang Ok LEE
;
Dong Hyuk SHEEN
;
Mi Kyoung LIM
;
Seung Cheol SHIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University Hospital, Korea. mklim@eulji.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Behcet's disease;
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
- MeSH:
Adult;
Bone Marrow Examination;
Chlorambucil;
Cyclosporine;
Female;
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome;
Humans;
Meningoencephalitis;
Physical Examination;
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic*;
Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic;
Thrombocytopenia
- From:The Journal of the Korean Rheumatism Association
2005;12(2):137-142
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
In Behcet's disease, thrombocytopenia has rarely been reported in association with the hemolytic uremic syndrome, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura or in association with cyclosporine or chlorambucil in the treatment of ocular inflammatory disease and meningoencephalitis. In this paper we report a case of thrombocytopenia in a 33-year-old female with Behcet's disease who has taken no medications for three years. After history taking, physical examination, routine laboratory and bone marrow examination, we diagnosed her case as idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). She recovered with high dose steroid treatment. To our knowledge, this is the first report having ITP in a patient with Behcet's disease.
