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Possible causal association between ulcerative colitis and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
T Jinbo1, J Tamura, M Shinohara
1Third Department of Internal Medicine, Gunma University School of Medicine, Japan.
Clinical Rheumatology
|September 1, 1992
Abstract:
A 24-year-old Japanese male having ulcerative colitis and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura is described. When the symptoms of ulcerative colitis were manifest during his clinical course, the platelet life-span was shortened and the platelet associated IgG level was increased. Thus, causal association between the two diseases may be suggested.