Immune Thrombocytopenia Associated with Hepatitis B Virus and Autoimmune Hepatitis and Recovery of Platelet Count following Liver Transplantation.
Journal Article
Immune thrombocytopenia is a consumptive coagulopathy that can be either idiopathic or associated with infectious or autoimmune etiologies. Here, we present a case of immune thrombocytopenia in the setting of acute liver failure due to coexisting diagnoses of hepatitis B virus and autoimmune hepatitis. Our patient underwent orthotopic liver transplantation and recovered hemostatic platelet counts after treatment with romiplostim, a thrombopoietin receptor agonist, 51 days after transplantation. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of immune thrombocytopenia secondary to both hepatitis B virus and autoimmune hepatitis in a patient with acute liver failure.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Nobuhara, C; Cardona, DM; Arcasoy, MO; Berg, CL; Barbas, AS
Published Date
- 2021
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 2021 /
Start / End Page
- 8484106 -
PubMed ID
- 34567820
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC8457963
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 2090-6943
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1155/2021/8484106
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States