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CHARLES A. RIBAUDO, M.D.; THOMAS J. GILLIGAN, M.D.; ANTONIO ROTTINO, M.D.

Arch Intern Med. 1949;83(3):322-330.

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IN THE extensive review articles¹ concerning sarcoidosis which have appeared during the last twelve years no mention is made of purpura as an important finding. In his discussion of purpura, Wintrobe² did not list sarcoid disease as a recognized cause. Dameshek,³ in his writings, mentioned the two diseases in association with one another. There have been a few cases reported in which both diseases were found. Enzer,⁴ for instance, described a case of Boeck's sarcoid and purpura in which the diagnosis was later confirmed by autopsy. Rubin and Pinner⁵ reviewed cases of sarcoidosis in which autopsy had been performed and found 1 case in which thrombocytopenic purpura was responsible for death.

In a group of 30 cases in which splenectomy was performed for thrombocytopenia Schwartz⁶ found one instance of sarcoid spleen. Nordland and his associates⁷ cited an example of a pregnant woman relieved of purpura hemorrhagica after the removal of . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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From St. Vincent's Hospital.

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