title: Development of Perthes' disease in a 3-year-old boy with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura and antiphospholipid antibodies.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Saga Prefectural Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujioka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuno
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Okue
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D010743:Phospholipids