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THROMBOCYTOPENIA AND EMPERIPOLESIS IN A PATIENT WITH HEPATITIS A INFECTION

2002; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 19; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/088800102753356211

1521-0669

Zekai Avcı, Tuba Turul, Ferhat Çatal, Şeref Olgar, Ali Baykan, Özlem Tekşam, Aytemiz Gürgey,

Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology

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 purpura 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 virus and thrombocytopenia has rarely been described.