Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura Evolving into Hodgkin's Disease in a Young Boy

JOURNAL TITLE: Bengal Physician Journal

Author
1. Karimulla Mondal
2. Kirtiman Mandal
3. Somnath Dasgupta
4. Soumitra Ghosh
ISSN
DOI
10.5005/jp-journals-10070-7066
Volume
9
Issue
1
Publishing Year
2022
Pages
3
Author Affiliations
    1. Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
    1. Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
    1. Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
    1. Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
    2. Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
    3. Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences, Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
    4. Institute of Post Graduate, Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
    5. Institute of Postgraduate, Medical Education and Research, (IPGMER) and Seth Sukhlal Karnani, Memorial (SSKM) Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
    6. Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (IPGMER) and Seth Sukhlal Karnani, Memorial (SSKM) Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  • Article keywords
    Hodgkin disease, Immune thrombocytopenic purpura, Paraneoplastic syndrome

    Abstract

    Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a common bleeding disorder, and it may be primary (no potential etiologies found) or secondary (underlying associated conditions). The association between ITP and Hodgkin disease (HD) is well recognized in literature. ITP may occur before, during concurrent, and after the diagnosis of HD. Here we report a case of 15-year-old young boy, diagnosed as having ITP, who presented with persistent fever for a period of around 6 months and pancytopenia, and subsequently, we diagnosed HD. He responded well after chemotherapy.

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