Splenectomised by immuno thrombocytopenic purpura
- Author:
Soang Chu
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
immuno thrombocytopenic purpura
- MeSH:
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic;
Pathology
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2001;263(9):13-16
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The authors present a study on the pathological features of 45 spleens which were splenectomised by immune thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) from 1/1/1990 to 31/12/1997 at Viet Duc hospital, 43/45 were women, age from 12 to 50, in which 35/45 were under 30 ages. Weight and sexe of these spleens were observed. They are in normal size or rather enlarged, but their weight are hyperplasis, but no sclerosis and nomalignacy: neutrophils, eosinophils, macrophages and sometimes megakaryocytes may be found in the red
