title: Candida albicans-induced chronic thrombocytopenic purpura.
abstract: We present 2 patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) secondary to Candida albicans infection. Neither patient responded to standard ITP therapy including splenectomy. Appropriate antifungal treatment of the C. albicans infection was followed by sustained improvement in platelet count in both patients. To our knowledge, this is the first report of ITP in association with C. albicans infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, King Abdullah University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan. ayeshmahmoud@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mahmoud H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Ayesh Haj Yousef
authors.forename: Khaldoon M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Alawneh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011696:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014848:Vulvovaginitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents