Thrombocytopenic purpura

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Used for

essential thrombocytopenia

Broader Terms

purpura, thrombocytopenia

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• Acute and Chronic Form of Thrombocytopenic Purpura Acute (temporary) thrombocytopenic purpura is most commonly seen in young children.
• Calpain activity in patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is associated with platelet microparticles JG Kelton, TE Warkentin, CP Hayward, WG Murphy and JC Moore Department of Medicine, McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
• What is idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura? Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura is a medical term for a condition in which there is bruising (purpura) because there are fewer platelets in the blood than usual (thrombocytopenic) and we are not sure what causes it (idiopathic).
• Thrombocytopenic purpura is generally part of the array of manifestations of brucellosis such as fever, arthritis, malaise and hepatosplenomegaly.
• George, MD : The initial management of immune thrombocytopenic purpura is a topic of debate among pediatric hematologists.

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