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Cerebral sinus thrombosis following IV immunoglobulin therapy of immune thrombocytopenia purpura
Author(s) -
AlRiyami Arwa Z.,
Lee James,
Connolly Mary,
Shereck Evan
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.22968
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombocytopenic purpura , thrombosis , complication , blood cancer , antibody , immune system , purpura (gastropod) , intravenous immunoglobulin therapy , immunology , cancer , surgery , ecology , biology
We present a pediatric patient treated with high dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) for acute immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), who developed cerebral sinus thrombosis in the absence of any identifiable hypercoagulable state. This report describes the successful management of this rare complication in this challenging setting. This report shows IVIG induced cerebral sinus thrombosis in ITP. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2011;57:157–159. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.