background: quality of life has been used as an important tool to understand illnesses impact in recent decades. idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura is a chronic disease which affects the individuals’ quality of life. the present study was conducted to compare the quality of life among idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura patients’ with healthy people. patients and methods: this was a descriptiv...

By David Shepro, H. E. Sweetman, and H. B. Hechtman R EDUCED circulating platelets or thrombocytopenia is associated frequently with a propensity for petechial and purpuric hemorrhages. This observation has led to the concept that platelets support vascular endothelium and maintain vascular integrity by a mechanism separate from hemostasis or vascular repair. ‘ 6 Experimental thrombocytopenic a...

background : self- esteem is defined as the reliance of one's own abilities. decrees of self- esteem may lead to fail to solve the problems not being able to use ones abilities. so, this study was done to compare tip patients' self- esteem with healthy cases. the conduction of this investigation seems to be important, because this disease a chronic type.        materials and methods: this is a ...

A case of relapsing and refractory thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura received mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) to attempt to maintain remission. The possible use of MMF in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is discussed.

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Immune thrombocytopenic purpura and venous thromboembolism are rare but known complications of ulcerative colitis. Although several case studies have examined the treatment options available for ulcerative colitis patients presenting with immune thrombocytopenic purpura, there have been no reported cases that describe the optimal treatment for patients with ulcerative colitis and immune thrombo...

The measurement of platelet-associated IgG (PAIgG) is a potentially useful diagnostic test for idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP). However, the restricted application of PAIgG measurements to thrombocytopenic populations primarily comprised of ITP patients will artificially enhance its diagnosis specificity. For this reason, we performed a prospective study in which the results of a sens...

Association of immune thrombocytopenic purpura and tuberculosis is a rare condition. In 5 patients presenting with this association, anti-tuberculous therapy was effective on both tuberculosis and thrombocytopenia suggesting a causal relationship between tuberculosis and immune thrombocytopenic purpura

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to determine whether measurement of reticulated platelets (RP) by flow cytometry directly from whole blood, with no fixation or manipulation, is as useful a thrombocytopoietic marker as other more complex techniques. METHODS RP percentage was prospectively assessed in thrombocytopenic patients (platelets <100x10(9)/L) and non-thrombocytopenic controls usin...

INTRODUCTION Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura are two well recognized syndromes that are characterized by low platelet counts. In contrast, essential thrombocythemia is a myeloproliferative disease characterized by abnormally high platelet numbers.The coexistence of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in a single...