| Title: |
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura associated with an astrocytoma |
| Authors: |
Samuelson, Clare; Forman, Kate M; Smith, Stuart |
| Publisher Information: |
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd |
| Publication Year: |
2010 |
| Collection: |
HighWire Press (Stanford University) |
| Subject Terms: |
case-report |
| Description: |
We present the case of an 8-year-old girl with chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and a short history suggestive of raised intracranial pressure. Urgent computed tomography scan of the head showed a large bleed into a left cerebellar lesion. She underwent treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) and steroids to increase her platelet count, followed by excision of the lesion, which was found to be a benign pilocytic astrocytoma. The patient made a complete recovery and shortly afterwards underwent splenectomy, following which there was complete resolution of her thrombocytopenia. |
| Document Type: |
text |
| File Description: |
text/html |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
http://casereports.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/2010/mar15_1/bcr0220091594; http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr.02.2009.1594 |
| DOI: |
10.1136/bcr.02.2009.1594 |
| Availability: |
http://casereports.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/2010/mar15_1/bcr0220091594; https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.02.2009.1594 |
| Rights: |
Copyright (C) 2010, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.E2E355A8 |
| Database: |
BASE |