Thrombocytopenic purpura as the sole manifestation of a recurrence of Hodgkin's disease.
A man with apparently quiescent Hodgkin's disease presented with acute severe isolated thrombocytopenic purpura. Splenectomy revealed macroscopic involvement with Hodgkin's tissue and cured the thrombocytopenia.
D000328:Adult; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011696:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology; D013156:Splenectomy