Vol 12, Supp. B (2021)
Case report
Published online: 2021-06-11
Skirmishes with primary immune thrombocytopenia
Abstract
The article presents a case report of a patient with refractory primary immune thrombocytopenia. Despite the use of steroid therapy, splenectomy followed by azathioprine and mycophenolate mofetil, safe platelet values were not achieved. Only the inclusion of eltrombopag in the treatment brought the desired effect. In October, the patient was infected with COVID-19. He required hospitalization due to pneumonia. Temporarily, as a result of systemic steroid therapy resulting in an increase in platelet values, the thrombopoietin agonist was discontinued. The patient left the Department of Infectious Diseases in a good condition and is now taking eltrombopag again.
Keywords: immune thrombocytopeniasplenectomyazathioprinemycophenolate mofetileltrombopagCOVID-19
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