Acute ITP due to insect bite: report of 2 cases

Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2011 Aug;17(4):408-9. doi: 10.1177/1076029610366438. Epub 2010 May 11.

Abstract

Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) of childhood is a common hematologic disorder. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura is characterized by increased destruction of antibody-coated platelets in the reticuloendothelial system. In the majority of children with acute ITP, thrombocytopenia occurs within 1 to 3 weeks after an infectious disease. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura may also occur after rubella, rubeola, chickenpox, or live virus vaccination. Here we report 2 cases with acute ITP that were developed after honeybee and insect bite.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bees
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Insect Bites and Stings / immunology*
  • Insecta
  • Male
  • Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / etiology*
  • Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / immunology*