| Literature DB >> 1609387 |
R J Boots1, A W Roberts, D McEvoy.
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Immune thrombocytopenia and pulmonary tuberculosis presented concurrently in a 20 year old Thai man as a bleeding diathesis. Intravenous immunoglobulin rapidly corrected the thrombocytopenia. Immunofluorescence and immunoblot studies with platelets and mycobacteria showed the presence of platelet surface membrane IgG.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1609387 PMCID: PMC463768 DOI: 10.1136/thx.47.5.396
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Thorax ISSN: 0040-6376 Impact factor: 9.139