Rohit Chordia¹, Gaurav Dubey², Shivam Puniyani³, Bhagirath Maldhure⁴, and Anil Rohankar⁵

¹Junior Resident ,²Assistant Professor,³Junior Resident,⁴Professor & Head,5Senior Resident,Department of Respiratory Medicine, Dr.Punjabrao Deshmukh Memorial Medical College, Amravati.India.

Address for correspondence: Dr. Rohit Chordia,Junior Resident, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Dr.Punjabrao Deshmukh Memorial Medical College, Amravati.India.

Email: mahaveer_hospital@yahoo.in

Objective: Thrombocytopenia is defined as a reduction in the peripheral blood platelet count below the lower limit of normal range.Thrombocytopenia is associated with abnormal bleeding that includes spontaneous sin purpura and mucosal haemorrhages as well as prolonged bleeding after trauma.We report here a case of Rifapicin induced Thrombocytopenic Purpura in a 30-years old female who was managed conservatively and with-holding Anti-tubercular treatment and there-by re-introducing Anti-tubercular drugs one by one.

Keywords :Rifampicin,ecchymotic patches,thrombocytopenia,thrombocytopenic purpura