Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Introduction

Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Immune refers to the immune system's involvement in this disorder. Antibodies, part of the body's immunologic defense against infection, attach to blood ... more about Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura.

Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Reduced blood platelets causing visible skin blemishes from bleeding or bruising. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura is available below.

Symptoms of Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

• Bleeding
• Bruising
• Red dots on the skin
• Red dots on the mouth membranes
• Purplish skin areas
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Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura:

• Thrombocytopenia
• Poor blood clotting (see Clotting symptoms)
• Bleeding
• Bleeding in the brain
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Medical Textbooks Online about Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

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Diagnostic Tests for Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

• Physical exam
• Complete blood count
• Blood platelet count
• Bone marrow examination
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura?

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Misdiagnosis and Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

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Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Research Doctors & Specialists

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• Immune-Related Disease Specialists (Immunology):
  • Allergy & Immunology (Allergies & Immune Diseases)
  • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (Child Allergies & Immune Diseases)
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  • Dermatological Immunology / Diagnostic Laboratory
  • Clinical & Laboratory Immunology
• Skin Health Specialists (Dermatology):
  • Dermatology (Skin Health Specialists)
  • Dermatopathology
  • Pediatric Dermatology (Child Skin Health)
  • Dermatological Immunology / Diagnostic Laboratory (Skin Allergies)
• Blood Health Specialists (Hematology):
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Causes of Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

• Systemic lupus erythematosus
• Viral infection
• Pregnancy
• Immune disorders
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Treatments for Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

• Watchful waiting - some conditions are mild and require no treatments
• Corticosteroids
• Prednisone
• Immune globulin infusions
• Surgical spleen removal
• more treatments...»

See full list of 14 treatments for Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

News Archives for Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

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• Health Tip: Minor Reaction to Childhood Immunizations
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• Independent Audit of Global Child Immunizations Urged
• Special Immune Cells May Be Key to HIV Resistance
• Way to Rescue Tired Immune Cells Fighting HIV Found
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Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Medical research articles related to Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura include:

• Effect of eltrombopag on platelet counts and bleeding during treatment of chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
• New-generation drugs that stimulate platelet production in chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura.
• Efficacy of romiplostim in patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura: a double-blind randomised controlled trial.
• Alemtuzumab vs. Interferon beta-1a in early multiple sclerosis.
• Risk of immune thrombocytopenic purpura after measles-mumps-rubella immunization in children
• Polyclonal intravenous immunoglobulin in patients with immune thrombocytopenic purpura: clinical systematic review
• Eltrombopag for the treatment of chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
• Thrombocytopenia
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Prognosis for Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Prognosis for Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Acute ITP: 85% of children recover within 1 year and have no remissions.

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Statistics for Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

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Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Broader Related Topics

• Autoimmune diseases
• Blood conditions
• Purpura
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Types of Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Types of Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

• Idiopathic Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura - of unknown cause.
• Secondary Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura - caused by some other condition.
• Acute thrombocytopenic purpura - usually temporary
• Chronic thrombocytopenic purpura - lasting more than 6 months.
• more types...»

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Article Excerpts about Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Immune refers to the immune system's involvement in this disorder. Antibodies, part of the body's immunologic defense against infection, attach to blood platelet, cells that help stop bleeding, and cause their destruction. Thrombocytopenia refers to decrease in blood platelet. Purpura refers to the purplish- looking areas of the skin and mucous membranes (such as the lining of the mouth) where bleeding has occurred as a result of decreased platelet. (Source: excerpt from Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP): NIDDK)

Definitions of Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura:

Thrombocytopenia occurring in the absence of toxic exposure or a disease associated with decreased platelets. It is mediated by immune mechanisms, in most cases IMMUNOGLOBULIN G autoantibodies which attach to platelets and subsequently undergo destruction by macrophages. The disease is seen in acute (affecting children) and chronic (adult) forms. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura, or a subtype of Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)