Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in a child with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis
Articles > Article · 2011
Authors: Alkan Bal, Ali YURTSEVEN, Zumrut Sahbudak, Murat Anıl, Nejat Aksu
TURK PEDIATRI ARSIVI-TURKISH ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, Vocational Search, 2011, vol 46, pp 171-173
DOI: 10.4274/tpa.46.67
Summary
Acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN) is one of the most common causes of hematuria in childhood. The hematological changes are not typical in APSGN except anemia due to hemodilution and mild hemolysis. The concurrent occurence of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and APSGN has very rarely been reported. In this article, due to its rarity, we report a 13-year-old boy with APSGN who simultaneously developed ITP. (Turk Arch Ped 2011; 46: 171-3)