Prevalence of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C Viruses, Syphilis and HIV in Thrombocytopenic Patients

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Somchai Insiripong
Wattana Insiripong

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          Background: Thrombocytopenia is defined as the state of platelet less than 150,000/mm3. Its etiologies are widely heterogeneous including various infections. This study was aimed to find the prevalence of hepatitis B and C viruses, HIV and syphilis among thrombocytopenic patients at the department of medicine, Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital between Jan 2013-Dec 2015. Patients and Methods: The patients with 15 years of age or older who had the platelet less than 150,000/mm3 from the routine yearly check-up would be tested for HBsAg, anti-HCV, HIV antigen/antibody, VDRL, and ANA. And then the platelet belonging to the groups with each infection would be compared with that of the group without infection using the student T test. The p-value less than 0.05 would be considered statistically significant. Results: Eleven of 110 patients (10 %) had various infections, consisting of 4 with syphilis (3.6 %), 3 with hepatitis B virus (2.7 %), 2 with hepatitis C virus (1.8 %) and 2 with HIV infections (1.8 %). The platelets among the groups with hepatitis B or C viruses or syphilis were not different from that of the group without infection. In contrast, the platelet of the HIV group was lower than that of the group without infection, with statistical significance. Conclusion: The syphilis, hepatitis B and C viruses and HIV infections accounted for 10 % of the thrombocytopenic patients. When the patients with thrombocytopenia were encountered, all these infections should be screened before the diagnosis of immune thrombocytopenia was established.

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Insiripong, S. . ., & Insiripong, W. . (2024). Prevalence of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C Viruses, Syphilis and HIV in Thrombocytopenic Patients. Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital Journal, 38(3), 157–162. Retrieved from https://he04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/MNRHJ/article/view/1606
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