Severe immune thrombocytopenia following diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio vaccination in a 36-year-old Caucasian woman: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by low platelet counts and increased bleeding risk. The disease may be induced by other disorders, including malignancies, autoimmune diseases, infectious agents or drugs. However, ITP has also been described following vaccinations, such as the measles-mumps-rubella vaccination. In rare cases, ITP may occur in children who received a DTaP-IP (diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis vaccine and inactivated poliovirus) vaccine. Hereinafter, we report the first well-documented cases of ITP in an adult patient in the temporal context of a DTaP-IP vaccination.

Case presentation

This case report attempts to capture the life-threatening picture of a 36-year-old otherwise healthy Caucasian woman wi

SUBMITTER: Kuster O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9062629 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature