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- Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) - Symptoms and causes
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an illness that can lead to bruising and bleeding Low levels of the cells that help blood clot, also known as platelets, most often cause the bleeding Once known as idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, ITP can cause purple bruises
- Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a blood disorder characterized by a decrease in the number of platelets in the blood Platelets are cells in the blood that help stop bleeding A decrease in platelets can cause easy bruising, bleeding gums, and internal bleeding
- Immune thrombocytopenic purpura - Wikipedia
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), also known as idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura or immune thrombocytopenia, is an autoimmune primary disorder of hemostasis characterized by a low platelet count in the absence of other causes
- Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP): Symptoms, Diagnosis Treatment
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a bleeding disorder that keeps your blood from clotting ITP can be chronic, meaning treatment eases symptoms but doesn’t cure it
- Platelet Disorders Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) - NHLBI, NIH
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a platelet disorder caused by problems with your immune system Learn about the symptoms, causes, and treatments for ITP
- Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) - Harvard Health
In short, ITP is an illness in which unusually low levels of platelets lead to purpura and other forms of abnormal bleeding In people with ITP, the immune system produces abnormal proteins called antiplatelet antibodies
- Management of Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP)
Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an acquired autoimmune disorder characterized by a low platelet count resulting from platelet destruction and impaired platelet production
- Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) | Childrens Hospital of . . .
ITP affects approximately four to eight per 100,000 children under the age of 15 each year in the U S There are two forms of ITP: Acute thrombocytopenic purpura — This is most commonly seen in young children (2 to 6 years old) The symptoms may follow a viral illness, such as chickenpox
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