title: PRIMARY IMMUNE REFRACTORY THROMBOCYTOPENIA IN ASSOCIATION WITH SECONDARY DISORDERS: A CASE REPORT.
abstract: Immune thrombocytopenia is an autoimmune disorder characterized by immunologic destruction of platelets. It may occur in isolation or in association with other health disorders. We describe a case were the pathology involved an immune mediated mechanism initially thought to be isolated and posteriorly linked to secondary causes.
authors.forename: Iván E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Aponte Aponte
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy