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Thrombocytopenia in a bisexual adolescent male with a history of intravenous drug use.

J Adolesc Health Care. 1987 Sep;8(5):449-51. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/88032554
Melzer SM; Weiner MA; Murphy RJ; Jaffe LR; Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New; York, New York.

Abstract: Immunologically mediated thrombocytopenia has been reported as a manifestation of human T-lymphotropic virus type III (HTLV-III) infection and intravenous (IV) drug abuse. The case report describes thrombocytopenia in a bisexual adolescent male with antibody to the HTLV-III virus and a history of infrequent IV drug abuse. The case underscores the need to consider HTLV-III infection and/or IV drug abuse in the differential diagnosis of thrombocytopenia in an adolescent.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS Adolescence Bisexuality Case Report Human Male Substance Dependence/*COMPLICATIONS Thrombocytopenia/CHEMICALLY INDUCED/*ETIOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE

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