Immune Thrombocytopenia as a Presenting Manifestation of Tuberculosis- Challenge in Resource Constraint Settings

Primary pulmonary miliary tuberculosis presenting as immune thrombocytopenia- a rare case report

Case report A 42 year old female patient presented with petechiae on palate, tongue and extremities, melena and also developed conjunctival hemorrhage, hemoptysis, occult blood in stool. She had a history of evening rise of temperature since one month, non-productive cough since one week. Physical examination revealed no organomegaly, no lymphadenopathy and detailed investigations were done. Ch...

Tuberculosis Endometritis Presenting as A Leiomyoma

Thyroid Tuberculosis Presenting as a Cystic Nodule

Although tuberculosis involves every organ and has a wide range of clinical manifestation, however involvement of the thyroid gland is rare. We report a case of a 25-yr-old female with supraclavicular lymphadenitis that developed nodular swelling of the thyroid and had symptoms and sonographic features mimicking a nodule with a cystic component. The diagnosis was made by using fine needle aspir...

Immune Thrombocytopenia as a Primary Sign of Relapse in Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Case Report

Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) as a malignant tumor presents with lymphadenopathy and systemic complaints. The origin of this tumor is mostly suggested to be B lymphocytes. There is a close relationship between autoimmunity and HL, but the mechanism of this immune syndromes is unclear. Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is the most common autoimmune syndrome which may present before, at the same time, and ev...

Purtscher's retinopathy as the presenting manifestation of immune thrombocytopenic purpura

Purpose To report the case of a 52-year-old man with Purtscher's retinopathy as the presenting manifestation of immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). Observations Treatment with corticosteroids led to the resolution of hematologic findings within 1 week, and normal visual acuity was achieved after 2 months with no additional treatment. Conclusions and importance This is the first reported ...