A bleeding disorder caused by a cardiac tumor: case report

A 22-year-old female developed symptomatic thrombocytopenia. On physical examination, apart from ecchymoses, a loud holosystolic murmur was heard. Echocardiography revealed a cardiac tumor. The thrombocytopenia did not respond to corticosteroids, but after surgical removal of the intracardiac tumor,...

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Published inNetherlands journal of medicine Vol. 58; no. 6; pp. 232 - 235
Main Authors OOSTENBRUG, L. E, OTTERVANGER, J. P, DOMPELING, E. C, SIE, T. H, BEUKEMA, W. P
Format Conference Proceeding Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Alphen aan den Rijn Van zuiden 01.06.2001
Subjects
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology. Vascular system
Echocardiography
Female
Fibroma - complications
Fibroma - diagnostic imaging
Fibroma - surgery
Heart
Heart Neoplasms - complications
Heart Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Heart Neoplasms - surgery
Humans
Medical sciences
Thrombocytopenia - etiology
Tumors of the heart
Sonography
Human
Heart
Thrombocytopenia
Echocardiography
Cardiovascular disease
Hemopathy
Ablation
Papillary fibroelastoma
Case study
Pathology
Platelet
Elastofibroma
Histopathology
Treatment
Surgery
Adult
Female
Benign neoplasm
Diagnosis
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Summary:A 22-year-old female developed symptomatic thrombocytopenia. On physical examination, apart from ecchymoses, a loud holosystolic murmur was heard. Echocardiography revealed a cardiac tumor. The thrombocytopenia did not respond to corticosteroids, but after surgical removal of the intracardiac tumor, a papillary fibroelastoma, the platelet count normalised. There are no similar case reports in the literature. Our case report illustrates that thrombocytopenia may be associated with a cardiac tumor and that complete physical examination is essential in every patient presenting with easy bruising.
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ISSN:0300-2977
1872-9061
DOI:10.1016/S0300-2977(01)00115-2