Open AccessSubarachnoid Haemorrhage Complicating Resistant Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Farhana Afroz,
Hasna Fahmima Haque,
Samira Rahat Afroze,
Muhammad Abdur Rahim,
Arifur Rahman,
Mostarshid Billah,
Razib Bhadra Rony,
Jamal Uddin Ahmed,
Delwar Hossain,
KM Shaheen Ahmed
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
birdem medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2305-3720
pISSN - 2305-3712
DOI - 10.3329/birdem.v4i2.33199
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombocytopenic purpura , subarachnoid haemorrhage , azathioprine , complication , subarachnoid hemorrhage , surgery , disease , platelet , aneurysm
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is an autoimmune disease where low platelet counts predisposeto various bleeding tendencies; intracranial haemorrhageis one of them. It is a rare and devastating complication of ITP, mostly presenting as intracerebral (ICH) or subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). Here, we report a 32-year-old splenectomized chronic ITP patient on corticosteroid and azathioprine, in whom spontaneous SAH developed. In this case, conservative management resulted in clinicoradiological improvement and showed eventual favourable out-come.Birdem Med J 2014; 4(2): 105-107