Case Reports in Immunology Volume 2015 (2015), Article ID 216362, 4 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/216362
Case Report
1Center for Autoimmune Diseases Research (CREA), School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia
2Surgery Department, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia
3Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario Mayor-Mederi (HUM), Bogotá, Colombia
4Gynaecology Department, Hospital Universitario Mayor-Mederi (HUM), Bogotá, Colombia
2Surgery Department, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia
3Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario Mayor-Mederi (HUM), Bogotá, Colombia
4Gynaecology Department, Hospital Universitario Mayor-Mederi (HUM), Bogotá, Colombia
Abstract
Thrombocytopenia is defined as a platelet count of less than 100,000 platelets per microlitre (mcL). Thrombocytopenia develops in approximately 6-7% of women during pregnancy and at least 3% of these cases are caused by immunological platelet destruction. Herein, we present a pregnant woman who develops at the first trimester autoimmune thrombocytopenia purpura associated with positive antiphospholipid antibodies.
The disease was refractory to pharmacological treatments but had a favourable response to splenectomy. The patient carried the pregnancy to term without complication and gave birth to a healthy baby girl.
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