Open AccessA case of immune thrombocytopenic purpura presenting with intracranial hemorrhage
Author(s) -
Sinan Akbayram,
Fesih Aktar,
Cihangir Akgün,
Mehmet Bektaş,
Hüseyîn Çaksen,
Ahmet Faik Öner
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of acute disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-5516
pISSN - 2221-6189
DOI - 10.1016/s2221-6189(13)60138-9
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombocytopenic purpura , vomiting , complication , immune system , purpura (gastropod) , pediatrics , surgery , immunology , ecology , biology
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura is an acute, generally considered a self-limiting benign disorder with a 60%-80% change of spontaneous recovery occurring usually within a few months after onset. Intracranial hemorrhage is a rare but life-threatening complication of childhood immune thrombocytopenic purpura. We report a 4-year-old girl who admitted with headache, vomiting, bleeding from noise and bruises on the extremities. Her neurological examination was normal. Based on laboratory finding she was diagnosed immune thrombocytopenic purpura and intracranial hemorrhage. We suggest that cranial imaging should be perform in patients with immune thrombocytopenic purpura admitted with bleeding symptoms, vomiting and headache even if they had no abnormal neurological signs