Open AccessDENGUE FEVER: A TRIGGERING FACTOR FOR IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA IN ADULT FEMALE- A RARE CASE REPORT
Author(s) -
Arth Shah,
Devesh Kumawat
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of medical and biomedical studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-8698
pISSN - 2589-868X
DOI - 10.32553/ijmbs.v3i12.841
Subject(s) - thrombocytopenic purpura , medicine , immunology , immune system , dengue fever , antibody , thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura , antiphospholipid syndrome , platelet
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) can be both primary and secondary. The secondary form of this disease may occur in association with systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, immunodeficient states, lymphoproliferative disorders, viral infections and using drugs such as quinidine, sulfa and heparin.