Immune thrombocytopenia associated with tuberculosis.
Thrombocytopenia associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection developed concurrently in a mother and son. Antiplatelet antibodies were demonstrated in the serum of both patients. It is suggested that this and possibly other hematologic complications associated with tuberculosis are immune mediated.
D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*