Development of Perthes' disease in a 3-year-old boy with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura and antiphospholipid antibodies.
A 3-year-old boy developed idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and Perthes' disease concurrently. Antiphospholipid antibodies were detected in the serum of the patient. Therefore, it is possible that Perthes' disease in this patient might be one of the manifestations of ITP-associated antiphospholipid syndrome.
Ura
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Department of Pediatrics, Saga Prefectural Hospital, Japan.
Hara
T
T
Mori
Y
Y
Matsuo
M
M
Fujioka
Y
Y
Kuno
T
T
Okue
A
A
Miyazaki
S
S
D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007873:Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000276:immunology*; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000150:complications*
D001323:Autoantibodies; D010743:Phospholipids