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Thrombocytopenia and hyperthyroidism: A case report and literature review.

Pitchaporn YingchoncharoenMahmoud Hassan AbdelnabiJerapas ThongpiyaAlexandra HoffmanHira TariqNeha Mittal
Published in: Clinical case reports (2023)
/L in the absence of other causes of thrombocytopenia. It is classified as primary or idiopathic and secondary due to various coexisting conditions, including autoimmune thyroid diseases. It is especially challenging when the patient has comorbidities that affect platelet count easily, leading to anchoring bias. The first-line treatment of ITP is corticosteroids, and it is also recommended to treat the primary causes of secondary ITP. Here, the authors report a case of secondary ITP in a patient with a recent diagnosis of Grave's disease and a history of idiopathic pulmonary hypertension with baseline chronic thrombocytopenia, possible mechanisms, and treatment strategies with a multidisciplinary approach.
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