Diagnosis and treatment of a pregnant woman with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura associated with hemorrhagic stroke: Case report

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https://doi.org/10.52076/eacad-v4i1.390

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Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura; Hemorrhagic Stroke; Pregnancy.

Abstract

Introduction: idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is an autoimmune disease defined by low platelet counts, being the second leading cause of blood disorders in pregnancy and with a higher risk of recurrence during pregnancy. Objective: to describe the diagnosis and treatment of a pregnant woman with (PTI) who developed a hemorrhagic stroke (CVA). Case report: A 27-year-old female patient, in her third pregnancy, with a history of two normal deliveries and no miscarriages. In the seventh week of pregnancy, she developed headache and thrombocytopenia associated with petechiae in the oral mucosa and lower limbs, being admitted to a reference service with a hemoglobin of 11.7 g / dL and platelets 5,000 / mm3. On the sixth day of hospitalization (DIH), the patient escaped from the nosocomy, returning after a month with mental confusion, disorientation, holocranial headache, petechiae and disseminated hematomas, in addition to perilabial ecchymotic lesion. On admission there was a hemoglobin of 9.8 g/dL, leukocytes 17,400/mm3, platelets 11,000/mm3, and computed tomography of the skull with hematoma in the left temporal and parietal lobes. In the sixth DIH, she was transferred to the Intensive Care Unit due to lowered level of consciousness and need for orotracheal intubation. In addition to ITP refractory to corticosteroid therapy and stroke, the patient evolved with ventilation-associated pneumonia on the sixth IDH, which was treated with antibiotic therapy with linezolid, teicoplanin and ceftriaxone. Due to the refractoriness of the initial corticosteroid therapy, pulse therapy with methylprednisolone and immunoglobulin was chosen. On the 14th DIH, orotracheal extubation was performed due to reabsorption of the hematoma. After 21 days of hospitalization, the patient had no neurological alterations, with hemoglobin of 10.5 g/dL and platelets 74,000/mm3, and was discharged with the prescription of methylprednisolone for another 21 days. Conclusion: Early diagnosis and treatment of ITP are essential to prevent the unfavorable evolution of this pathology and its complications, especially during pregnancy.

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Published

09/01/2023

How to Cite

Albuquerque, A. C. de ., Campos, S. C. de ., Silva, T. B. da ., Oliveira, A. M. de ., Hassegawa, L. C. U. ., Grillo, V. T. R. da S. ., Souza, F. N. ., Gutzeit, E. M. ., Batista, M. G. ., Lopes, T. V. ., Frari, D. K. ., Lopes, I. V. ., Veras, J. V. S. ., Carvalho, M. M. de ., Neto, N. P. de M. ., Claros, R. R. ., Ferraz, S. V. ., Rodrigues, T. D. S. ., & Borges, Y. O. O. C. . (2023). Diagnosis and treatment of a pregnant woman with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura associated with hemorrhagic stroke: Case report . E-Acadêmica, 4(1), e0541390. https://doi.org/10.52076/eacad-v4i1.390

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Health and Biological Sciences