[Transient remission after viral infection in 3 patients with chronic autoimmune thrombopenia].
We describe three patients with chronic autoimmune thrombocytopenia who exhibited transient remission during viral infection (varicella, hepatitis B, and influenza virus pneumopathy). In two patients, a male homosexual and an hemophiliac, thrombocytopenia was associated with AIDS-related complex. The third patient had classic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. The mechanism of these rare remissions is discussed.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000150:complications; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000150:complications*; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications*
Rémission transitoire lors d'une infection virale chez trois patients atteints de thrombopénie chronique autoimmune.