Abstract
A radiocolloid study was carried out, after splenectomy, in a 75-year- old man who had idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. The patient, who did not have an increase in platelet counts after spleen removal or after platelet infusions, showed radiocolloid accumulation in the lungs and in the bone marrow. This suggested some 'activation' of reticuloendothelial cells, perhaps by circulating immune complexes. The left femur (site of an episode of poliomyelitis many years previously) had less radiocolloid uptake than the right.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 8-9 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Clinical nuclear medicine |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
- Poliomyelitis
- Radiocolloid
- Reticuloendothelial system
- Splenectomy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
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