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A patient with apparent idiopathic A‐megakaryocytic thrombocytopenia
Author(s) -
Kim Hyoung D.,
Boggs Dane R.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
american journal of hematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.456
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1096-8652
pISSN - 0361-8609
DOI - 10.1002/ajh.2830090112
Subject(s) - medicine , aplasia , platelet , autoimmune thrombocytopenia , megakaryocyte , bone marrow aplasia , surgery , bone marrow , stem cell , biology , genetics , haematopoiesis
A 71‐year‐old woman developed life‐threatening thrombocytopenia which resolved (probably spontaneously), recurred, and then again resolved. The thrombocytopenia was characterized by selective aplasia of megakaryocytes, near‐normal platelet survival, and very slow recovery. No underlying disorder nor any drug could be incriminated, so we must assume this patient suffered from an idiopathic and very rare form of thrombocytopenia.