Internal Medicine
Online ISSN : 1349-7235
Print ISSN : 0918-2918
ISSN-L : 0918-2918
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Association of Immune Thrombocytopenia and Interstitial Pneumonia
Hisako KushimaYoshiaki KinoshitaKentaro WatanabeYasushi TakamatsuHiroshi Ishii
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2019 Volume 58 Issue 21 Pages 3083-3086

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Abstract

Objective Chest physicians often encounter patients with interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features. However, there have so far been few reports of patients presenting with concurrent immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and interstitial pneumonia. The prevalence of interstitial pneumonia in patients with ITP is less well known.

Methods We surveyed patients diagnosed with ITP and interstitial pneumonia at the departments of Hematology and Respiratory Medicine to evaluate the association between these diseases.

Results Among 73 patients with ITP, 7 patients (9.6%) presented with interstitial pneumonia, including 4 patients (2%) who developed ITP in the course of 204 patients with interstitial pneumonia. All 7 patients were men. Four patients were positive for some autoantibodies. Two patients had autoimmune diseases other than ITP. There were significant differences in age and gender between the ITP patients with and without interstitial pneumonia.

Conclusion The present study suggests the possibility that the development of ITP, other autoimmune diseases, and interstitial pneumonia may be mutually associated. Advanced age and male sex in ITP may be significant predisposing factors for interstitial pneumonia. Clinicians should be aware of the potential for the coexistence of these diseases.

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© 2019 by The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
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