Iranian journal of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Iranian journal of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Iran J Ped Hematol Oncol
Medical Sciences
http://ijpho.ssu.ac.ir
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Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura: An uncommon manifestation of Hepatitis A with acute liver failure
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گزارش مورد
case report
<div style="border:double windowtext 1.5pt; padding:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) infection is a benign, self-limited gastrointestinal infection of children. Autoimmune hematological manifestation is very rare in children. Here, we report an 11-year-old male child having HAV infection with acute liver failure, complicated with persistent thrombocytopenia and haematuria during the course of illness and eventually diagnosed as a case of HAV infection associated with immune thrombocytopenic purpura. The child was treated successfully with a short course of steroid therapy.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Hepatitis A, Acute liver failure, Hematuria.
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Pranab
Dey
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