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- Title
Symptomatic corpus luteum hemorrhage in adolescent females with ITP.
- Authors
Yelak, Alexander; From, Anat; Gilad, Oded; Brik Simon, Dafna; Rubin, Shiri; Cohen, Miriam; Amarilyo, Gil; Levin, Carina; Bakry, Doua; Izraeli, Shai; Tamary, Hannah; Yacobovich, Joanne; Steinberg-Shemer, Orna
- Abstract
Patients with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) usually present with minor mucocutaneous bleeding. Corpus luteum hemorrhage (CLH) is generally asymptomatic but may, rarely, lead to severe intraperitoneal bleeding, mostly in patients with coagulation disorders. CLH causing intraperitoneal bleeding has only been described in few individuals with ITP. The objective of this retrospective observational study was to assess the clinical course and incidence of symptomatic CLH in adolescent females with newly diagnosed or chronic ITP. Additionally, a comprehensive literature review was conducted to scrutinize cases of pediatric female patients with ITP, complicated by CLH. We identified three patients with ITP and hemoperitoneum secondary to CLH. They presented with acute abdominal pain, had severe thrombocytopenia (platelet counts below 20 × 109/L), and required blood transfusions as well as ITP-directed therapy. All the patients were hemodynamically stable and did not require emergency surgical intervention. Conclusion: CLH could potentially pose a significant complication in the context of adolescent females with ITP, requiring a strong index of suspicion to direct expedient therapy. What is Known: • Immune thrombocytopenia is typically associated with minor bleeding tendency. • Corpus luteum hemorrhage is generally asymptomatic; however, in women with bleeding disorders, it has the potential to result in substantial intra-abdominal bleeding. What is New: • Corpus luteum hemorrhage leading to intra-abdominal bleeding is a potential severe complication of immune thrombocytopenia in adolescent females.
- Subjects
CORPUS luteum; TEENAGE girls; IDIOPATHIC thrombocytopenic purpura; LITERATURE reviews; HEMORRHAGE
- Publication
European Journal of Pediatrics, 2024, Vol 183, Issue 7, p2893
- ISSN
0340-6199
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00431-024-05560-0