A Case of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Complicated with Severe Thrombocytopenia with Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhaging during Anti-tuberculosis Chemotherapy: An Autopsy Report.

We describe the case of an 82-year-old man with pulmonary tuberculosis and tuberculous pleurisy. He underwent anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy; during tuberculosis treatment, he experienced DAH due to fulminant thrombocytopenia. Thrombocytopenia is a common finding in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis, but the laboratory findings should be carefully evaluated. Thrombocytopenia during anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy can cause life-threatening DAH. PMID: 29984764 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Internal Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Intern Med Source Type: research