Thrombocytopenia and emperipolesis in a patient with hepatitis A infection
PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY, cilt.19, sa.1, ss.67-70, 2002 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2002
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/088800102753356211
- Dergi Adı: PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.67-70
- Anahtar Kelimeler: emperipolesis, hepatitis A virus, thrombocytopenia
- Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Immune thrombocytopenia is a benign, self-limiting disease in children, responding well to treatment and generally associated with viral infections. A 13-year-old girl was admitted to a hospital with the epistaxis and propura after an attack of jaundice 6 weeks before. The diagnosis of hepatitis A virus (HAV)-induced thrombocytopenia was made. Furthermore, erythrophagocytosis by megakaryocytes was demonstrated in the bone marrow of the patient. Although hematologic complications following hepatitis B and C viruses are commonly reported, the association of hepatitis A vir-us and thrombocytopenia has rarely been described.