Abstract
A man with apparently quiescent Hodgkin's disease presented with acute severe isolated thrombocytopenic purpura. Splenectomy revealed macroscopic involvement with Hodgkin's tissue and cured the thrombocytopenia.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Hodgkin Disease / complications*
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Hodgkin Disease / diagnosis
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Hodgkin Disease / immunology
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Hodgkin Disease / pathology
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Hodgkin Disease / surgery
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Humans
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Male
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Purpura, Thrombocytopenic / etiology*
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Purpura, Thrombocytopenic / immunology
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Purpura, Thrombocytopenic / surgery
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Recurrence
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Spleen / pathology
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Splenectomy