title: Bacterial infections and thrombocytopenia in chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
abstract: A bacterial infection was considered to be responsible for provoking or containing episodes of thrombocytopenia in 5 patients with chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). In 3 patients the course of the disease was continuous and in 2 of them remission was attained after eradication of the infection. In the other 2 patients the course was intermittent and a number of relapses was provoked by the infection. The possible causal connection of chronic ITP and bacterial infections is briefly discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications*; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000276:immunology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010976:Platelet Count; D011696:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D007136:Immunoglobulins