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Comparison of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in children between 3 months and 2 years versus 2–5 years
Author(s) -
Kalyoncu Derya,
Yildirmak Yildiz,
Cetinkaya Feyzullah
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.21916
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombocytopenic purpura , pediatrics , purpura (gastropod) , grading (engineering) , treatment modality , platelet , ecology , civil engineering , engineering , biology
Abstract It has been reported that infantile idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) has different clinical features than ITP seen in older ages and classification of bleeding sites and grading of bleeding severity can be used in determining the risk of bleeding. In this study, patients with ITP were divided into two groups according to age (<2 years and 2–5 years). The clinical features, laboratory findings, treatment modalities, rate of response and chronicity, bleeding sites, grades of bleeding were compared between each group. No significant differences were established. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2009;52:656–658. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.