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Thrombocytopenic purpura in a carrier of human T‐cell leukemia virus type I
Author(s) -
Matsuoka Tomoko,
Tamura Hiroshi,
Fujishita Masatoshi,
Kubonishi Ichiro,
Taguchi Hirokuni,
Miyoshi Isao
Publication year - 1988
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.2830270215
Subject(s) - leukemia , thrombocytopenic purpura , virology , immunology , medicine , virus , thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura , purpura (gastropod) , platelet , biology , ecology
Abstract Thrombocytopenic purpura developed in a 64‐year‐old woman seropositive for human T‐cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV‐I). She had no underlying disorders and HTLV‐I is suggested as a possible cause of her thrombocytopenia.