Non-Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: primum non nocere.

The vast majority of children with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, dramatic though their signs may be at presentation, remit within weeks, with or perhaps despite medical attention. Such children, when referred to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hackney Road by their family doctor, or appearing in the busy casualty department, have a careful history taken with particular emphasis given to th...

Acute Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Infants

Abstract Objective Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) manifests as an easy bruising or extravasation of blood from capillaries into skin and mucous membranes. The characteristics of acute ITP in infants have rarely been described. In order to better understand acute ITP in infants, the characteristics of the disease at this age group was investigated. Material and Methods The present des...

Isoimmune neonatal thrombocytopenic purpura.

Ten cases of isoimmune neonatal thrombocytopenic purpura (4 pairs of siblings and 2 singletons) are described. The condition was diagnosed by excluding other causes of thrombocytopenia , and in 8 cases it was confirmed by detecting antiplatelet antibodies in the mother. Perhaps steroids should be given to affected infants as soon as the condition is diagnosed in order to stabilise the capillary...

Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Thrombotic microangiopathy comprises a spectrum of clinical and lab findings including microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and thrombosis of capillary and arterioles. Platelet and hyaline thrombi with complete or partial occlusion of these vessels are integral histopathological findings. These findings are seen irrespective of cause and organ involved. Pathogenesis and prognosi...

Essential thrombocytopenic purpura