Open AccessMean platelet volume and response to the first line therapy in newly diagnosed adult immune thrombocytopenia patients: a retrospective study
Author(s) -
Erman Akkuş,
Çiğdem Fidan,
Gülşah Demirci,
Ali Aytuğ Kuştaş,
Meltem Kurt Yüksel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
turkish journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1303-6165
pISSN - 1300-0144
DOI - 10.3906/sag-1912-242
Subject(s) - medicine , mean platelet volume , platelet , gastroenterology , immune thrombocytopenia , retrospective cohort study , population , immune system , immunology , environmental health
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is treated by corticosteroids and/or intravenous immune globulin as the first line treatment when necessary. Mean platelet volume (MPV) is a marker of platelet production and function. In this study, we aimed to search the relationship between the MPV and the treatment response in ITP patients and it was hypothesized that MPV can be used as a predictor of the response.