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Cytomegalovirus‐induced thrombocytopenia and haemolysis in an immunocompetent adult
Author(s) -
Johan van Spronsen Dick,
Breed Wim P. M.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
british journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.907
H-Index - 186
eISSN - 1365-2141
pISSN - 0007-1048
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.00288.x
Subject(s) - haemolysis , medicine , cytomegalovirus , ganciclovir , immunology , immune thrombocytopenia , cytomegalovirus infection , viral disease , herpesviridae , virology , human cytomegalovirus , platelet , virus
We describe a patient with severe symptomatic thrombocytopenia and haemolytic anaemia caused by cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. As far as we know, this is the second case in the literature. Treatment with ganciclovir seemed to be more effective for thrombocytopenia than treatment with corticosteroids. The hypothetical mechanisms leading to thrombocytopenia and haemolysis in CMV infection are briefly discussed. In cases of acute thrombocytopenia and clinical manifestations of an infectious disease, with or without haemolysis, testing for CMV may be useful in connection with therapeutic consequences.