Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Research from Maulana Azad Medical College, Medical College provide new insights into thrombocytopenic purpura

Published in Hospital Business Week, April 26th, 2009

According to recent research from New Delhi, India, "We present a 14-year-old boy, a known case of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) for five years, and was treated with intermittent oral steroids. He presented with left upper abdominal pain of three months' duration."

"The pain was dull, aching and non-radiating. There were no other associated features. Before this presentation, he was receiving oral steroids for a month. The patient had been hospitalised in the past for ITP-related bleeding. The patient was managed with anti-tuberculous therapy alone, and after nine months, his splenic abscess regressed significantly in size. Tuberculous splenic abscesses are...

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Source: Hospital Business Week (2009-04-26)

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