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Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) - Symptoms and causes Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an illness that can lead to bruising and bleeding Low levels of the cells that help blood clot, also known as platelets, most often cause the bleeding Once known as idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, ITP can cause purple bruises
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura - Johns Hopkins Medicine Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a blood disorder characterized by a decrease in the number of platelets in the blood Platelets are cells in the blood that help stop bleeding A decrease in platelets can cause easy bruising, bleeding gums, and internal bleeding
UpToDate Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP, also called idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, immune thrombocytopenic purpura) is an acquired thrombocytopenia caused by autoantibodies against platelet antigens It is one of the more common causes of thrombocytopenia in otherwise asymptomatic adults
Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) - Harvard Health What is ITP? Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) can be understood by looking at the three terms that make up its name: Immune indicates that the illness is caused by the immune system, which makes cells and antibodies that mistakenly attack the person's own platelets — the parts of the blood that help the blood to clot ; Thrombocytopenic means that the illness is related to low levels of
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) | Childrens Hospital of . . . ITP affects approximately four to eight per 100,000 children under the age of 15 each year in the U S There are two forms of ITP: Acute thrombocytopenic purpura — This is most commonly seen in young children (2 to 6 years old) The symptoms may follow a viral illness, such as chickenpox
Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) - Hematology and Oncology - Merck Manual . . . Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a bleeding disorder usually without anemia or leukopenia Typically, it is chronic in adults, but it is usually acute and self-limited in children Spleen size is normal in the absence of another underlying condition
Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) - Patient Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is an autoimmune disorder In autoimmune disorders your body makes proteins called antibodies which damage another part of your body In ITP the antibodies are made against platelets Once the antibodies have attached to platelets, the platelets do not work so well
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) - Healthline ITP, or immune thrombocytopenia, is a blood clotting disorder caused by a low number of platelets It can be either acute or chronic but is rarely life threatening Most cases are treatable