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Tuberculous lymphadenitis associated thrombocytopenic purpura, effectiveness of anti-tuberculous therapy


Nabil Ali Barrow
Jamilah Atallah Alatawi
Abid Saeed
Tariq Ali Alblowy
Hyder Osman Mirghani
Ayman Fisal Ahmed Foad

Abstract

The association of immune thrombocytopenic purpura and tuberculosis is extremely rare. We presented a case with tuberculous lymphadenopathy and immune-mediated thrombocytopenia, the complete remission with anti-tuberculous therapy, and partial response to immunoglobulin and steroid suggested a causal relationship between the two conditions.


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