Multiple cerebral infarctions in a patient with refractory idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
Multiple cerebral infarctions were observed in a patient with refractory idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura who was positive for lupus anticoagulant (LAC) when her platelet counts were 2000 microL-1. It is suspected that LAC may have played an important role in the pathogenesis of this patient's cerebral infarctions, although she had severe thrombocytopenia.
Otsuki
T
T
Department of Hygiene, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan.
Funakawa
T
T
Sugihara
T
T
Kanzaki
A
A
Wada
H
H
Inoue
T
T
Yamada
O
O
Ueki
A
A
Yawata
Y
Y
D000328:Adult; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016682:Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor / Q000097:blood*; D010976:Platelet Count; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
D016682:Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor