Immune thrombocytopenic purpura induced by intestinal tuberculosis in a liver transplant recipient

Figure 1 Imaging features. A: Abdominal computed tomography showing a thickening of the terminal ileum (white arrow); B: Oedematous and friable ileocaecal valve with an infiltrative lesion observed during colonoscopy.

Figure 2 Microscopic findings. A: Histopathology of the ileocaecal valve showing a chronic inflammatory process with intense activity and a granuloma (haematoxylin and eosin stain, × 100); B: Ziehl Neelsen stain of the histological specimen showing a tubercle bacillus within the circle (× 400) (Courtesy of Marianne Castro, MD).

Figure 3 Platelet count over time. IVIG: Intravenous immunoglobulin; Pred: Prednisone; RIPE: Rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide and ethambutol.