COMPLETE PLATELET RECOVERY AFTER TREATMENT OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION IN A CHILD WITH CHRONIC IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA: A Case Report

Helicobacter pylori gastritis has been associated with autoimmune disease, including immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). The most recent reports also have supported this association in adults. ITP in children differs from that in adults in terms of clinical picture and mechanisms of thrombocytope...

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Published in:Pediatric hematology and oncology 2004-10, Vol.21 (7), p.593-596
Main Authors: Kurekci, A. Emin, Atay, A. Avni, Sarici, S. Umit, Özcan, Okan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amoxicillin - therapeutic use
Child
Clarithromycin - therapeutic use
Drug Therapy, Combination - therapeutic use
Helicobacter Infections - complications
Helicobacter Infections - drug therapy
Humans
Male
Platelet Count
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic - blood
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic - etiology
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Summary:Helicobacter pylori gastritis has been associated with autoimmune disease, including immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). The most recent reports also have supported this association in adults. ITP in children differs from that in adults in terms of clinical picture and mechanisms of thrombocytopenia. The authors report a case of a 12-year-old boy with chronic ITP, in whom they detected H. pylori infection and observed a complete platelet recovery after the eradication of H. pylori.
ISSN:0888-0018
1521-0669
DOI:10.1080/08880010490500962