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J K Hysell

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Thrombocytopenic purpura following iopanoic acid ingestion.

A 48-year-old woman had severe symptomatic thrombocytopenia three times in 13 months. Each episode followed ingestion of iopanoic acid. The interval between drug ingestion and onset of symptoms was 40, 12, and 8 hours. Resolution to normal platelet counts occurred in 6, 5, and 8 days. The third thrombocytopenic crisis occurred while the patient was receiving maintenance steroid therapy, given because the initial diagnosis was idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Incubation of platelet-rich plasma with the patient's serum caused platelet lysis if either the patient or the donor serum obtained after ingestion of iopanoic acid was present in the mixture.

Blood Platelets

In vivo and in vitro activation of T-antigen receptors on leukocytes and platelets.

Serological studies on a patient whose red cells are polyagglutinable due to T activation have demonstrated concomitant T activity of the separated leukocytes and platelets. Normal leukocytes and platelets are not T active, but activation can be induced in vitro by treatment with neuraminidase or with pneumococcus type III filtrate. Such T-active cells absorb anti-T from Arachis hypogea lectin. Tests on idfferent types of separated leukocytes show that both neutrophils and lymphocytes have latent T antigen receptors. Neuraminidase treatment of platelets does not change their ability to promote clot retraction, to aggregate with ADP, or to take up serotonin.

Absorption