2006-12-09 00:34:23 · 4 answers · asked by sony j 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a bleeding disorder characterized by too few platelets in the blood. This is because platelets are being destroyed by the immune system. Idiopathic means the exact cause of the disease is unknown.
Typically, it is chronic in adults but is usually acute and self-limited in children. Spleen size is normal. Diagnosis requires that other disorders be excluded through selective tests. Treatment includes corticosteroids, splenectomy, and, for life-threatening bleeding, platelet transfusions, and IV immune globulin.
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2006-12-09 00:49:35 · answer #1 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ideopatic thrombrcytopina purpura (ITP) is an autoimmunine disease. In autoimmune disease the body seems to start an immune attack on some of the major organs of the body. It usualy attacks the paltelets ( colourless part of blood cells which help with clotting of blood). Symptoms usualy include Spotaionious brusing and nose bleeds. The extent of symptoms can vary some peole may have a rash which looks like tiney red dots and can often be mistaken for a meningitis rash. Others will experience rash and spontioous nose bleeds and unexplained brusing The casuse is unknown but thought to be accociated with a previous viral or bacterial infection.
2006-12-09 01:16:52 · answer #2 · answered by Frances M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A disease in which the platelets are markedly decreased. Removal of spleen is curative.
2006-12-09 00:36:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a platelet disorder, in which i have, we should chat. your body makes platelets but your spleen eats them up. it does not have a cure but in some cases like 65% a splenectomy will cure. good luck
2006-12-09 00:39:42 · answer #4 · answered by private n 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋