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Serial determinations of antiplatelet antibodies in a patient with Hodgkin's disease and autoimmune thrombocytopenia
Author(s) -
Berkman Aron W.,
Woog John J.,
Kickler Thomas S.,
Ettinger David S.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19830601)51:11<2057::aid-cncr2820511117>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - medicine , splenectomy , autoimmune thrombocytopenia , autoimmune disease , platelet , disease , immune thrombocytopenia , antibody , chemotherapy , immunology , spleen
This case report describes a patient who presented with Stage IV B Hodgkin's disease and autoimmune thrombocytopenia. Prior to the institution of therapy the presence of platelet‐associated IgG was documented. When the patient was treated with steroids and chemotherapy, the thrombocytopenia resolved and platelet‐associated IgG disappeared. Splenectomy alone did not correct the thrombocytopenia. The literature on Hodgkin's disease and autoimmune thrombocytopenia is reviewed.