Thrombocytopenia Associated with Localized Scleroderma: Report of Four Pediatric Cases and Review of the Literature

We report on four children with localized scleroderma (morphea) and thrombocytopenia. All four had the en coup de sabre subtype of morphea and had varying degrees of thrombocytopenia (8 × 109/L to 120 × 109/L). None of them had major bleeding manifestations, and thrombocytopenia resolved with treatment of morphea. (One patient was also given an injection of anti‐D immunoglobulin.) We propose that thrombocytopenia associated with localized scleroderma is usually benign and requires no specific therapy.

Source: Pediatric Dermatology - May 23, 2017 Category: Dermatology Authors: Ankur Kumar Jindal, Anju Gupta, Sunil Dogra, Amit Rawat, Deepti Suri, Jasmina Ahluwalia, Surjit Singh Tags: Case Report Source Type: research