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ArticleCase reports in oncology

Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura Masking Hodgkin Disease: A Paraneoplastic Syndrome or Simply a Mere Association?

Nicholas Poponea, Mohanad Suede, Mohammad Muhsin Chisti

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Article in Case reports in oncology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 43% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nicholas PoponeaDepartment of Internal Medicine - Hematology/Oncology, McLaren Oakland Hospital, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Pontiac, Michigan, USA.
Mohanad SuedeDepartment of Internal Medicine, McLaren Oakland Hospital, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Pontiac, Michigan, USA.
Mohammad Muhsin ChistiDepartment of Hematology/Oncology, McLaren Oakland Hospital, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Pontiac, Michigan, USA.
Michigan State University · USMcLaren Health Care · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a 74-year-old female who presented to the emergency department complaining of bruising and stroke-like symptoms. She underwent a negative stroke work-up but was found to have profoundly low platelets and splenomegaly on examination. An abdominal CT scan was ordered, showing pelvic lymphadenopathy. Lymphoma was suspected. However, subsequent bone marrow and lymph node biopsies showed no evidence of this. She was treated for immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP) to no avail while a lymphoma work-up continued. Months later, a third and final lymph node biopsy yielded evidence of Hodgkin disease (HD) and she began treatment shortly thereafter. She is currently undergoing standard treatment for this malignancy and her platelet counts have normalized. The case not only outlines the importance of the physician's gestalt in arriving at the proper diagnosis, but it also posits the thought that perhaps ITP should be considered a paraneoplastic syndrome of HD.

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Hodgkin diseaseImmune thrombocytopenia purpuraLymphoma

Identifiers

PMID29430236
PMCPMC5803702
OpenAlexW2779101938

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