Tuberculosis-associated Immune Thrombocytopenia: A Case Report
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Auteurs : Reem J. Al Argan ; Abdulmohsen H. Al ElqSource :
- Saudi Journal of Medicine & Medical Sciences [ 1658-631X ] ; 2018.
Abstract
Various hematological manifestations are known to occur with tuberculosis (TB), but its association with immune thrombocytopenia is uncommon and not well recognized. Here, the case of a 39-year-old male who presented with a history of epistaxis and hematuria is described. The patient was found to have diffuse lymphadenopathy both clinically and radiologically. He was diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenia; however, there was a delay in the diagnosis of TB because of the patient's refusal of lymph node biopsy and late recognition of the association between TB and immune thrombocytopenia. Treatment with steroids without antituberculosis medications may have led to reactivation and dissemination of tuberculous infection in this patient. Later, the patient was readmitted with a suspected community-acquired pneumonia and the sputum smear was positive for acid-fast bacilli. Unfortunately, the patient died after he developed sepsis and multiorgan failure. The purpose of this case report is to highlight this rare combination and create awareness among clinicians to consider TB as an underlying etiology of immune thrombocytopenia, especially if there are other associated physical findings such as the presence of lymphadenopathy.
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He was diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenia; however, there was a delay in the diagnosis of TB because of the patient's refusal of lymph node biopsy and late recognition of the association between TB and immune thrombocytopenia. Treatment with steroids without antituberculosis medications may have led to reactivation and dissemination of tuberculous infection in this patient. Later, the patient was readmitted with a suspected community-acquired pneumonia and the sputum smear was positive for acid-fast bacilli. Unfortunately, the patient died after he developed sepsis and multiorgan failure. The purpose of this case report is to highlight this rare combination and create awareness among clinicians to consider TB as an underlying etiology of immune thrombocytopenia, especially if there are other associated physical findings such as the presence of lymphadenopathy.</p></div></front><back><div1 type="bibliography"><listBibl><biblStruct><analytic><author><name sortKey="Varghese, B" uniqKey="Varghese B">B Varghese</name></author><author><name sortKey="Al Hajoj, S" uniqKey="Al Hajoj S">S Al-Hajoj</name></author></analytic></biblStruct><biblStruct><analytic><author><name sortKey="Kashyap, R" uniqKey="Kashyap R">R Kashyap</name></author><author><name sortKey="Chaudhary, Vp" uniqKey="Chaudhary V">VP Chaudhary</name></author></analytic></biblStruct><biblStruct><analytic><author><name sortKey="Al Majed, Sa" uniqKey="Al Majed S">SA al-Majed</name></author><author><name sortKey="Al Momen, Ak" uniqKey="Al Momen A">AK al-Momen</name></author><author><name sortKey="Al Kassimi, Fa" uniqKey="Al Kassimi F">FA al-Kassimi</name></author><author><name sortKey="Al Zeer, A" uniqKey="Al Zeer A">A al-Zeer</name></author><author><name sortKey="Kambal, Am" uniqKey="Kambal A">AM Kambal</name></author><author><name sortKey="Baaqil, H" uniqKey="Baaqil H">H Baaqil</name></author></analytic></biblStruct><biblStruct></biblStruct><biblStruct></biblStruct><biblStruct><analytic><author><name sortKey="Memish, Za" uniqKey="Memish Z">ZA Memish</name></author><author><name sortKey="Bamgboye, Ea" uniqKey="Bamgboye E">EA Bamgboye</name></author><author><name sortKey="Abuljadayel, N" uniqKey="Abuljadayel N">N Abuljadayel</name></author><author><name sortKey="Smadi, H" uniqKey="Smadi H">H Smadi</name></author><author><name sortKey="Abouzeid, Ms" uniqKey="Abouzeid M">MS Abouzeid</name></author><author><name sortKey="Al Hakeem, Rf" uniqKey="Al Hakeem R">RF Al Hakeem</name></author></analytic></biblStruct><biblStruct><analytic><author><name sortKey="Avasthi, R" uniqKey="Avasthi R">R Avasthi</name></author><author><name sortKey="Mohanty, D" uniqKey="Mohanty D">D Mohanty</name></author><author><name sortKey="Chaudhary, Sc" uniqKey="Chaudhary S">SC Chaudhary</name></author><author><name sortKey="Mishra, K" uniqKey="Mishra K">K Mishra</name></author></analytic></biblStruct><biblStruct><analytic><author><name sortKey="Cines, Db" uniqKey="Cines D">DB Cines</name></author><author><name sortKey="Blanchette, Vs" uniqKey="Blanchette V">VS Blanchette</name></author></analytic></biblStruct><biblStruct><analytic><author><name sortKey="Neunert, C" uniqKey="Neunert C">C Neunert</name></author><author><name sortKey="Lim, W" uniqKey="Lim W">W Lim</name></author><author><name sortKey="Crowther, M" uniqKey="Crowther M">M Crowther</name></author><author><name sortKey="Cohen, A" uniqKey="Cohen A">A Cohen</name></author><author><name sortKey="Solberg, L" uniqKey="Solberg L">L Solberg</name></author><author><name sortKey="Crowther, Ma" uniqKey="Crowther M">MA Crowther</name></author></analytic></biblStruct><biblStruct><analytic><author><name sortKey="Tsuro, K" uniqKey="Tsuro K">K Tsuro</name></author><author><name sortKey="Kojima, H" uniqKey="Kojima H">H Kojima</name></author><author><name sortKey="Mitoro, A" uniqKey="Mitoro A">A Mitoro</name></author><author><name sortKey="Yoshiji, H" uniqKey="Yoshiji H">H Yoshiji</name></author><author><name sortKey="Fujimoto, M" uniqKey="Fujimoto M">M Fujimoto</name></author><author><name sortKey="Uemura, M" uniqKey="Uemura M">M Uemura</name></author></analytic></biblStruct><biblStruct><analytic><author><name sortKey="Lin, Ch" uniqKey="Lin C">CH Lin</name></author><author><name sortKey="Chen, Tm" uniqKey="Chen T">TM Chen</name></author><author><name sortKey="Chang, Cc" uniqKey="Chang C">CC Chang</name></author><author><name sortKey="Tsai, Ch" uniqKey="Tsai C">CH Tsai</name></author><author><name sortKey="Chai, Wh" uniqKey="Chai W">WH Chai</name></author><author><name sortKey="Wen, Jh" uniqKey="Wen J">JH Wen</name></author></analytic></biblStruct></listBibl></div1></back></TEI><pmc article-type="case-report"><pmc-dir>properties open_access</pmc-dir>
<front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Saudi J Med Med Sci</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="iso-abbrev">Saudi J Med Med Sci</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">SJMMS</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>Saudi Journal of Medicine & Medical Sciences</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">1658-631X</issn><issn pub-type="epub">2321-4856</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd</publisher-name><publisher-loc>India</publisher-loc></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="pmid">30787844</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="pmc">6196693</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">SJMMS-6-160</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.4103/sjmms.sjmms_140_16</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Case Report</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Tuberculosis-associated Immune Thrombocytopenia: A Case Report</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Al Argan</surname><given-names>Reem J.</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"></xref><xref ref-type="corresp" rid="cor1"></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Al Elq</surname><given-names>Abdulmohsen H.</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"></xref></contrib></contrib-group><aff id="aff1">Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia</aff><author-notes><corresp id="cor1"><bold>Address for correspondence:</bold> Dr. Reem J. Al Argan, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam P.O. Box 2208, Khobar 31952, Saudi Arabia. E-mail: <email xlink:href="rjalarqan@iau.edu.sa">rjalarqan@iau.edu.sa</email></corresp></author-notes><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><season>Sep-Dec</season><year>2018</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>14</day><month>8</month><year>2018</year></pub-date><volume>6</volume><issue>3</issue><fpage>160</fpage><lpage>164</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright: © 2018 Saudi Journal of Medicine & Medical Sciences</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2018</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" xlink:href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0"><license-p>This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>Various hematological manifestations are known to occur with tuberculosis (TB), but its association with immune thrombocytopenia is uncommon and not well recognized. Here, the case of a 39-year-old male who presented with a history of epistaxis and hematuria is described. The patient was found to have diffuse lymphadenopathy both clinically and radiologically. He was diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenia; however, there was a delay in the diagnosis of TB because of the patient's refusal of lymph node biopsy and late recognition of the association between TB and immune thrombocytopenia. Treatment with steroids without antituberculosis medications may have led to reactivation and dissemination of tuberculous infection in this patient. Later, the patient was readmitted with a suspected community-acquired pneumonia and the sputum smear was positive for acid-fast bacilli. Unfortunately, the patient died after he developed sepsis and multiorgan failure. The purpose of this case report is to highlight this rare combination and create awareness among clinicians to consider TB as an underlying etiology of immune thrombocytopenia, especially if there are other associated physical findings such as the presence of lymphadenopathy.</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Immune thrombocytopenia</kwd><kwd>pulmonary tuberculosis</kwd><kwd>tuberculous lymphadenitis</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><body><sec sec-type="intro" id="sec1-1"><title>INTRODUCTION</title><p>Tuberculosis (TB) has variable presentations ranging from classic presentation of respiratory symptoms to less common presentations such as involvement of lymph nodes and gastrointestinal system and to some rare hematological manifestations.[<xref rid="ref1" ref-type="bibr">1</xref>] Hematological manifestations of TB vary from common presentations such as anemia and pancytopenia to rare presentations such as immune thrombocytopenia. Thrombocytopenia can be either due to bone marrow infiltration with granuloma or immune-mediated thrombocytopenia presenting as immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP).[<xref rid="ref2" ref-type="bibr">2</xref><xref rid="ref3" ref-type="bibr">3</xref>] ITP in association with TB has rarely been reported. In this paper, the authors describe a case of ITP that was later found to be secondary to TB; unfortunately, the diagnosis of TB was delayed because the patient had refused the procedure required to reach a definitive diagnosis during his initial presentation. The purpose of this report is to highlight the association between the two conditions because early diagnosis and treatment are important to avoid an extreme outcome.</p></sec><sec id="sec1-2"><title>CASE REPORT</title><p>A 39-year-old Filipino male initially presented to the Emergency Department of King Fahd Hospital of the University with a history of epistaxis and hematuria of 1-day duration. The patient came to Saudi Arabia to work as a family driver only 4 months before the presentation and was not known to have any chronic medical illnesses. Further, the patient had no history of fever, weight loss, bleeding tendency or prior use of medications. On physical examination, the patient was not found to be in distress, and his vital signs were as follows: temperature, 36.6°C; blood pressure (BP), 130/80 mmHg; pulse rate (PR), 82 beats/min and respiratory rate (RR), 19 breaths/min. The systemic examination was positive for palpable right submandibular lymph node measuring 1 cm × 1 cm and right posterior cervical lymph node at the upper group measuring 2 cm × 2 cm; both were mobile and nontender with no other palpable lymph nodes and no hepatosplenomegaly. In addition, multiple nontender, nonpalpable purpuric lesions were observed on the lower limbs.</p><p>His initial investigations revealed severe thrombocytopenia up to 7.0 × 10<sup>9</sup>/L (normal range [NR], 140–440 × 10<sup>9</sup>/L) with normal white blood cell and hemoglobin count, liver function test, renal function test (RFT) and coagulation profile. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate was 120 mm/h (NR: 0.0–20.0 mm/h) and C-reactive protein 11.4 mm/h (NR: 0.0–0.3 mm/h). Peripheral blood film was significant for severe thrombocytopenia. Bone marrow aspiration was dry and biopsy showed only hypercellular bone marrow with megakaryocytes clustering [<xref ref-type="fig" rid="F1">Figure 1</xref>]. Chest X-ray was normal; purified protein derivative test was not conducted because TB was not considered during this admission.</p><fig id="F1" position="float"><label>Figure 1</label><caption><p>Bone marrow biopsy showing megakaryocyte clustering (H and E, ×40)</p></caption><graphic xlink:href="SJMMS-6-160-g001"></graphic></fig><p>To evaluate the underlying etiology, serological tests (hepatitis A, B, C, HIV, Epstein–Barr virus and cytomegalovirus), in addition to autoimmune profile (rheumatoid factor, antinuclear antibody, anti-double-stranded DNA antibody, antinuclear cytoplasmic antibody and complement C3 and C4), were carried out. The results of all these tests were negative. Cytogenetic analyses (JAK2 and BCR-ABL) were carried out for diagnosis of chronic myeloid leukemia, the results of which were negative.</p><p>The patient was initially diagnosed as ITP to rule out thrombocytopenia secondary to viral infection, systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome or lymphoproliferative disorders. Because of the initial severe thrombocytopenia, the patient was started on pulse steroid therapy in the form of methylprednisolone 1 g intravenously daily for 3 days followed by prednisone 1 mg/kg PO once daily along with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) 1 g/kg/day for 2 days. In addition, he received a total of 14 units of platelets in the first 3 days. On Day 6 of admission, platelet count rose to 20 × 10<sup>9</sup>/L, which then gradually increased to 57 × 10<sup>9</sup>/L on Day 13, 141 × 10<sup>9</sup> on Day 16 and it reached a maximum of 264 × 10<sup>9</sup>/L on Day 19, when the patient left the hospital against medical advice.</p><p>The computed tomography (CT) scan of the neck, chest, abdomen and pelvis showed diffuse lymph node enlargements of different sizes. Other organs were unremarkable. Lymph node biopsy was planned, but the patient did not consent and insisted on being discharged from the hospital against medical advice. Therefore, he was discharged with a prescription of prednisone 1 mg/kg PO once daily.</p><p>The patient was seen 2 weeks after discharge at the hospital's hematology clinic and was again advised for lymph node biopsy, which he again refused despite detailed explanation. His platelet count was 216 × 10<sup>9</sup>/L, and thus his prescription of prednisone was planned to be tapered down gradually to 20 mg daily. However, 2 weeks later (4 weeks from his discharge), he again presented to the emergency room with a 1-week history of fever, dry cough, right-sided pleuritic lower chest pain and dyspnea. On physical examination, he appeared ill and dyspneic. His vital signs were as follows: temperature, 39°C; BP, 130/70 mmHg; PR, 130/min; RR, 30/min as well as oxygen saturation 92% on room air and 96% on nasal cannula 4 L/min. Chest examination revealed reduced breathing sounds at the right lower zone with bilateral inspiratory crepitations at both lung bases. The repeated laboratory tests were significant for a platelet count of 50.0 × 10<sup>9</sup>/L, acute kidney injury with blood urea nitrogen (BUN), 26 (NR: 7–18 mg/dl); creatinine, 1.32 (NR: 0.6–1.2 mg/dl); sodium (Na), 130 (NR: 135–145 mg/dl) and potassium (K), 3.0 (NR: 3.5–5.5 mg/dl). Chest X-ray revealed haziness in the right lower lobe, suggestive of pneumonic infiltration.</p><p>The patient was admitted to the isolation unit as a case of community-acquired pneumonia to rule out H1N1 and corona viral infections as well as TB. He was treated with ceftriaxone, azithromycin and oseltamivir. The screening of H1N1 and corona virus were negative. On Day 3 post-admission, the patient was still febrile, looking ill, dyspneic and tachypneic. Arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis revealed a pH 7.23, PCO<sub>2</sub> 25.5 mmHg, HCO<sub>3</sub> 12.9 mmol/L, PO<sub>2</sub> 85 mmHg, oxygen saturation 94.6% on 4 L/min oxygen through nasal cannula; RFT: BUN 68 mg/dl, creatinine 2.99 mg/dl, Na 129 mg/dl, K 4.7 mg/dl, CO<sub>2</sub> 13.9 mEq/L and anion gap (AG) 15. His chest X-ray showed worsening pneumonic infiltrations [<xref ref-type="fig" rid="F2">Figure 2</xref>], which necessitated changing antibiotics to levofloxacin. However, his condition continued to deteriorate with a repeat ABG showing a pH 7.38, PCO<sub>2</sub> 20 mmHg, PO<sub>2</sub> 57 mmHg, HCO<sub>3</sub> 11.9 mmol/L, oxygen saturation 90% on face mask 7–10 L/min and picture of acute respiratory distress syndrome on the chest X-ray. Subsequently, he was intubated and mechanically ventilated. He was also started on continuous renal replacement therapy by the nephrology team for acute kidney injury (RFT: BUN was 109 mg/dl, creatinine 5.3 mg/dl, Na 132 mg/dl, K 6.5 mg/dl, CO<sub>2</sub> 14 mEq/L and AG 14).</p><fig id="F2" position="float"><label>Figure 2</label><caption><p>Chest X-ray (portable film) showing bilateral airspace disease, especially at lower lobes more predominant at right lower lobe with septal thickening</p></caption><graphic xlink:href="SJMMS-6-160-g002"></graphic></fig><p>Owing to the deterioration of his clinical condition and CT scan findings of bilateral lower lobe airspace disease in the lungs with necrotic mediastinal and portocaval lymph nodes [<xref ref-type="fig" rid="F3">Figure 3</xref>], sputum was collected on Day 5 post-admission and sent for acid-fast bacilli (AFB) stain. The patient was also started empirically on anti-TB medications, namely, rifampicin, levofloxacin and ethambutol. However, the patient's condition continued to deteriorate and he had a multiorgan failure with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). The patient arrested on Day 8 of admission. An attempt was made to resuscitate him but was unsuccessful. The diagnosis of disseminated TB was based on the positive AFB stain of the sputum sample.</p><fig id="F3" position="float"><label>Figure 3</label><caption><p>(a) A computed tomography scan of the chest showing necrotic mediastinal lymph node and (b) a computed tomography scan of the abdomen showing large necrotic portocaval lymph node with liquefaction</p></caption><graphic xlink:href="SJMMS-6-160-g003"></graphic></fig></sec><sec sec-type="discussion" id="sec1-3"><title>DISCUSSION</title><p>TB is a common disease in Saudi Arabia. According to a 2014 World Health Organization (WHO) report, in Saudi Arabia, the incidence of TB is 12/100,000 population and the prevalence is 16/100,000 population.[<xref rid="ref4" ref-type="bibr">4</xref>] Further, the majority of cases are of pulmonary origin (75%), while extrapulmonary TB constitutes only 25% of the cases.[<xref rid="ref4" ref-type="bibr">4</xref>] However, the patient in this report most likely had a latent TB infection, as he had arrived in Saudi Arabia only 4 months before his presentation. In fact, according to a 2009 WHO report, Philippines ranks 9<sup>th</sup> among the world's top 22 high-burden countries for TB and 8<sup>th</sup> among the world's top 27 priority countries for multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant TB.[<xref rid="ref5" ref-type="bibr">5</xref>]</p><p>The patient in this report presented with extrapulmonary TB, and later developed pulmonary TB. Memish <italic>et al</italic>. reported that the most common site for extrapulmonary TB in Saudi Arabia is lymph nodes.[<xref rid="ref6" ref-type="bibr">6</xref>] TB has been associated with several hematological abnormalities including anemia, leukocytosis, monocytosis, leuckopenia, lymphopenia, leukemoid reactions, pancytopenia, thrombocytosis and thrombocytopenia.[<xref rid="ref7" ref-type="bibr">7</xref>] TB-induced immune thrombocytopenia, as was the case in the patient of this report, is rare. ITP is defined as isolated thrombocytopenia with no clinically apparent associated conditions or other causes of thrombocytopenia. Common secondary causes of thrombocytopenia such as medications, viral infection, systemic lupus erythematosus and leukemia had been excluded in this patient through history and negative investigations, but the possibility of diagnosis of lymphoma or TB could not be excluded during the first presentation because the patient refused lymph node biopsy. The absence of granuloma in the bone marrow biopsy also delayed the diagnosis of TB. Further, bone marrow culture for TB was also not requested.</p><p>Thrombocytopenia with TB can occur because of a defect in platelet production related to bone marrow infiltration, as a side effect of anti-TB therapy, splenomegaly or concomitant histiophagocytosis, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, DIC or immune-mediated platelet destruction. The initial response to IVIG and steroids in this patient supports the immune bases of TB-induced thrombocytopenia. The mechanism of TB-related ITP remains unclear, although it has been postulated that the activation of B lymphocytes by <italic>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</italic> leads to the production of antiplatelet antibodies or that <italic>M. tuberculosis</italic> may share antigen with the platelets, leading to the production of antiplatelet antibodies.[<xref rid="ref8" ref-type="bibr">8</xref>] The antiplatelet antibodies were not measured in this patient, as in the 2011 American Society of Hematology guidelines, the evidence to recommend measuring antiplatelet antibodies during diagnosis of ITP is insufficient.[<xref rid="ref9" ref-type="bibr">9</xref>]</p><p>As stated above, the occurrence of ITP during TB infection is exceedingly rare and only few cases have been reported in the literature. In a study from Saudi Arabia comprising 846 cases of active TB, only 9 (1%) presented with ITP as the sole presentation. Of these 9 cases, 3 had pulmonary TB, 3 abdominal abscess or lymphadenitis and 3 disseminated (miliary) TB. All patients had purpura, the platelet count varied between 4 and 21 × 10<sup>9</sup>/L and the bone marrow showed increased megakaryocytes.[<xref rid="ref3" ref-type="bibr">3</xref>] In a review by Tsuro <italic>et al</italic>.,[<xref rid="ref10" ref-type="bibr">10</xref>] pulmonary TB constituted 31% of all ITP cases, TB lymphadenitis 31% and miliary TB 27%. Most patients were of Middle Eastern and Asian descent. Similarly, the patient in this report is from an Asian descent and TB lymphadenitis was the initial presentation but was later found to have lung involvement.</p><p>The primary treatment is anti-TB medications in addition to IVIG, which can help achieve transient but reliable improvement without aggravating the underlying TB. Steroids was used in some cases; however, it may occasionally aggravate TB. Accordingly, the authors believe that the use of steroid therapy in this patient without anti-TB medications may have led to dissemination of his TB infection. The empirical use of anti-TB medications may have been indicated during the first admission, but the patient had refused the diagnostic lymph node biopsy. In addition, the anti-TB medications were not initiated during the first admission because lymphoma was considered to be the likely diagnosis.</p><p>The rare association between ITP and TB has not been well documented in the literature. The second presentation of the patient with lower lung field TB can also easily be confused with lower lung field pneumonia.[<xref rid="ref11" ref-type="bibr">11</xref>] Prognosis is highly dependent on the early recognition of the disease and the prompt initiation of anti-TB medications, which, unfortunately, was not achieved in this case due to late diagnosis. In a study from Saudi Arabia,[<xref rid="ref3" ref-type="bibr">3</xref>] all TB patients initially had a poor platelet count response to steroid, but the platelet count returned to normal level 2–6 weeks after oral prednisone was combined with anti-TB medications.</p><p>The 2011 American Society of Hematology guidelines of ITP recommend screening all patients with ITP for concomitant hepatitis C and HIV.[<xref rid="ref9" ref-type="bibr">9</xref>] However, screening for TB has not been recommended for patients with ITP, which further indicates the rarity of association between these two conditions. Based on the outcome of this case, the authors recommend that clinicians should consider TB as a possible secondary etiology of ITP, especially if the patient is from an endemic region or has other physical findings such as lymphadenopathy.</p></sec><sec sec-type="conclusions" id="sec1-4"><title>CONCLUSIONS</title><p>The authors conclude that it is important to recognize TB as a treatable cause of immune thrombocytopenia and to initiate anti-TB medications early to avoid a fatal, as was the case with the reported patient. 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