Acute Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: A Case Report

From Volume 31, Issue 2, March 2004 | Pages 92-96

Authors

Ekaterini Themistocleous

BDS

House Officer, Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University NHS Trust

Articles by Ekaterini Themistocleous

Senathirajah Ariyaratnam

BDS, MDS, FDS RCS

Clinical Teacher (PT), Specialist in Oral Medicine

Articles by Senathirajah Ariyaratnam

A. John Duxbury

BDS, MSc, PhD, DDS, FDS RCPS, FDS RCS

Consultant, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Oral Medicine, Unit of Oral Medicine, University Dental Hospital, Manchester.

Articles by A. John Duxbury

Abstract

This paper presents a case report of a patient who showed severe oral and skin manifestations of acute idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, followed by a discussion of the approach to its differential diagnosis and management in the context of the dental setting.

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