Evaluation of 143 Cases of Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura With Regards to Clinical Course and Response to Treatment
Author(s) -
Murat Albayrak,
Özlem Şahin Balçık,
Şahika Zeynep Akı,
Ayla Gökmen,
Funda Ceran,
Osman Yokuş,
Simten Dağdaş,
Meltem Aylı,
Gülsüm Özet
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
eurasian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.337
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1308-8742
pISSN - 1308-8734
DOI - 10.5152/eajm.2010.34
Subject(s) - medicine , danazol , thrombocytopenic purpura , splenectomy , thrombopoietin , prednisolone , gastroenterology , platelet , corticosteroid , azathioprine , rituximab , surgery , spleen , lymphoma , endometriosis , stem cell , disease , haematopoiesis , biology , genetics
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is also known as idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Increased platelet destruction and insufficient platelet production are both responsible for its etiopathogenesis. ITP can be diagnosed after excluding other possible causes of thrombocytopenia.
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