title: Cerebral sinus thrombosis following IV immunoglobulin therapy of immune thrombocytopenia purpura.
abstract: We present a pediatric patient treated with high dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) for acute immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), who developed cerebral sinus thrombosis in the absence of any identifiable hypercoagulable state. This report describes the successful management of this rare complication in this challenging setting. This report shows IVIG induced cerebral sinus thrombosis in ITP.
authors: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
authors: Arwa Z
authors: AZ
authors: Al-Riyami
authors: James
authors: J
authors: Lee
authors: Mary
authors: M
authors: Connolly
authors: Evan
authors: E
authors: Shereck
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous