Resolution of immune thrombocytopenic purpura after colectomy for ulcerative colitis.
A number of different hematologic abnormalities are often encountered in patients with ulcerative colitis. Among them, thrombocytopenia is observed mostly as a side effect of therapy. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura is rarely reported in patients with ulcerative colitis, and various treatment modalities have been used for these two disorders. We report a case with ulcerative colitis and immune thrombocytopenic purpura which were cured after the colectomy. This result suggests that immune thrombocytopenic purpura is the extraintestinal manifestation of ulcerative colitis.
Varderili
Eser
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Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Divisions of Gastroenterology, Eskişehir, Turkey. eservardareli@yahoo.com
Sariçam
Tülay
T
Aslan
Vahap
V
Gülbaş
Zafer
Z
D003082:Colectomy; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010976:Platelet Count; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012074:Remission Induction; D055815:Young Adult