title: Can colectomy cure immune thrombocytopenic purpura in a patient with ulcerative colitis?
abstract: The association between ulcerative colitis (UC) and immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) has been suggested by sporadic case reports. Prior reports have focused on the role of medical therapy and/or splenectomy for control of concurrent ITP and UC. We report a case of a patient with UC and ITP who was poorly controlled on maximal medical therapy for these two disorders and underwent a colectomy that cured both diseases.
authors.affiliation: Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Department of Gastroenterology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44070, USA.
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Litchtin
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Lashner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003082:Colectomy; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010976:Platelet Count; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*