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- Title
Surgical Control of Bleeding From Ovarian Torsion in the Setting of Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura Without Splenectomy.
- Authors
Shaw, Taylor B.; Ma, Brenda; Barazza, Mark; Sawaya, David
- Abstract
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a disorder caused by autoimmune antibodies which target glycoprotein IIb/IIIa complex or other platelet membrane antigens leading to platelet destruction. These platelets are then cleared by the spleen resulting in thrombocytopenia. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura affects about 1 to 6.4 cases in 100 000 children making it one of the most common causes of symptomatic thrombocytopenia in the pediatric population. It is rare that children or adolescents present with serious bleeding due to ITP. Common presentations include petechiae, bleeding gums, or bruising. Bleeding requiring hospitalization or transfusions is unusual and only occurs in approximately 5% of children. Even more uncommon is the presentation of severe bleeding complications requiring surgery for resolution. We present a case of a 17-year-old girl with acute ITP complicated by intraperitoneal hemorrhage and refractory thrombocytopenia due to ovarian cyst requiring oophorectomy.
- Subjects
GINGIVAL hemorrhage; SPLENECTOMY; IDIOPATHIC thrombocytopenic purpura; BLOOD platelet disorders; HEMORRHAGE; SURGICAL complications; CHILD patients; SURGERY
- Publication
American Surgeon, 2023, Vol 89, Issue 11, p4884
- ISSN
0003-1348
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/00031348211011128