Open AccessOccurrence of immune thrombocytopenic purpura in a patient with essential thrombocythemia: How the immune system can overcome a neoplastic clone
Author(s) -
Carruale Antonio,
Longu Francesco,
Mura Francesca,
Caocci Giovanni,
La Nasa Giorgio,
Fozza Claudio
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3121
Subject(s) - essential thrombocythemia , thrombocytopenic purpura , medicine , clone (java method) , immune system , immunology , pathological , platelet , pathology , gene , biology , genetics
Our case highlights the possible coexistence of essential thrombocythemia (ET) and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), two pathological entities with opposite clinical and laboratory manifestations. It also underlines how an autoimmune attack has been temporarily able to overcome a neoplastic clone.