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. 1973 Jan;26(1):70–72. doi: 10.1136/jcp.26.1.70

Thrombocytopenic purpura as the sole manifestation of a recurrence of Hodgkin's disease

P J Hamilton 1, Audrey A Dawson 1
PMCID: PMC477652  PMID: 4735082

Abstract

A man with apparently quiescent Hodgkin's disease presented with acute severe isolated thrombocytopenic purpura. Splenectomy revealed macroscopic involvement with Hodgkin's tissue and cured the thrombocytopenia.

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