Alexander Yelak, Anat From, Oded Gilad, Dafna Brik Simon, Shiri Rubin, Miriam Cohen, Gil Amarilyo, Carina Levin, Doua Bakry, Shai Izraeli, Hannah Tamary, Joanne Yacobovich, Orna Steinberg-Shemer
Patients with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) usually present with minor mucocutaneous bleeding. Corpus luteum hemorrhage (CLH) is generally asymptomatic but may, rarely, lead to severe intraperitoneal bleeding, mostly in patients with coagulation disorders. CLH causing intraperitoneal bleeding has only been described in few individuals with ITP. The objective of this retrospective observational study was to assess the clinical course and incidence of symptomatic CLH in adolescent females with newly diagnosed or chronic ITP...
April 11, 2024: European Journal of Pediatrics