Reactive thrombocytosis secondary to infection in a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

In treatment of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) steroids, immunosuppresive agents and splenectomy is used to increase the platelet count. Reactive thrombocytosis is defined as an increase in platelet count above normal secondary to the presence of various conditions such as infection, trauma and malignancy. In the literature occurence reactive thrombocytosis in the setting of ITP has rarely been reported.

Ýdiyopatik trombositopenik purpura tanýsý olan bir hastada infeksiyona sekonder geliþen reaktif trombositoz

Ýdiyopatik trombositopenik pýtrpura (ITP) tedavisinde platelet sayýsýný arttýrmak iciýý steroidler, immunsupresif ajanlar ve splenektomi kullanýlmaktadýr. Reaktif trombositoz infeksiyon, travma, malignaýýsi gibi çeþitli durumlarda platelet sayýsýnýn normalin üzerine çýkmasýdýr. Literatürde ITP hastalarýnda reaktif trombositozým görülebildiðine dair az sayýda yayýn bulunmaktadýr.