Thrombocytopenia and Carcinoma

Letters and Corrections1 April 1984Thrombocytopenia and CarcinomaA. MUNOZ-SANZ, M.D., F.J. BARBADO, M.D., J.M. PENA, M.D., J.J. VAZQUEZ, M.D.A. MUNOZ-SANZ, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, F.J. BARBADO, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, J.M. PENA, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, J.J. VAZQUEZ, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-100-4-612 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: We read with interest the paper by Bellone and associates (1) on an association of autoimmume thrombocytopenia with carcinoma, and we wish to report the case of a patient with autoimmune thrombocytopenia associated with monoclonal gammopathy and prostatic carcinoma.A 82-year-old white man presented with thrombocytopenic purpura. After a detailed study no cause was found for the thrombocytopenia although an antiplatelet antibody determination was 0.15 X 10-9g of IgG per platelet (control, 0.07 X 1012g of IgG per platelet). At the same time, a monoclonal gammopathy IgG kappa (678 mg/dL) was shown. Results of a...References1. BELLONEKUNICKIASTER JTR. Immune thrombocytopenia associated with carcinoma. Ann Intern Med. 1983;99:470-2. LinkGoogle Scholar2. SPIVACHBRENNERMARKHAMSNYDERBERKOWITZ MSMED. Presumed immune thrombocytopenia and carcinoma: report of three cases and review of the literature. Am J Med Sci. 1979;278:153-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. BRODIEBLISSFIRKIN GDB. Thrombocytopenia and carcinoma. Br Med J. 1970;1:540-1. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. KIMBOGGS HD. A syndrome resembling idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in 10 patients with diverse forms of cancer. Am J Med. 1979;67:371-7. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar1. SPIVACKBRENNERMARKHAMSNYDERBERKOWITZ MSMED. Presumed immune thrombocytopenia and carcinoma: report of three cases and review of the literature. Am J Med Sci. 1979;278:153-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. KIMBOGGS HD. A syndrome resembling idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in 10 patients with diverse forms of cancer. Am J Med. 1979;67:371-7. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. SCHWARTZSLICHTERHARKER KSL. Immune-mediated platelet destruction and thrombocytopenia in patients with solid tumors. Br J Haematol. 1982;51:17-24. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. BELLONEKUNICKIASTER JJR. Immune thrombocytopenia associated with carcinoma. Ann Intern Med. 1983;99:470-2. LinkGoogle Scholar5. PIROVINOOHNHAUSVON FELTEN MEA. Digoxin-associated thrombocytopenia. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 1981;19:205-7. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: CSSS "La Paz," Universidad Autonoma Madrid, Spain PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByMesotelioma pleural difuso de evolución aguda y trombopenia inmuneCentral Thrombocytopenia and Liver DiseaseLOUIS BETTAN, M.D., JEAN-JACQUES LEFRERE, M.D., DIDIER LOISEAU, M.D., DANIEL CATTAN, M.D., JEAN GUGENHEIM, M.D., DIDIER SAMUEL, M.D., HENRI BISMUTH, M.D. 1 April 1984Volume 100, Issue 4Page: 612-613KeywordsAntiplatelet antibodiesIdiopathic thrombocytopenic purpuraPlatelets Issue Published: 1 April 1984 PDF DownloadLoading ...