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Research Article| Volume 50, ISSUE 3, P239-243, July 1956

Thrombocytopenic purpura in tuberculosis

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      Two cases of thrombocytopenic purpura in tuberculosis are reported. One patient died and post-mortem revealed acid-fast bacilli in the spleen and liver. A second case recovered after splenectomy.
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