immune thrombocytopenic purpura

id·i·o·path·ic throm·bo·cy·to·pe·nic pur·pu·ra (ITP),

a systemic illness characterized by extensive ecchymoses and hemorrhages from mucous membranes and very low platelet counts; resulting from platelet destruction by macrophages due to an antiplatelet factor; childhood cases are usually brief and rarely present with intracranial hemorrhages, but adult cases are often recurrent and have a higher incidence of grave bleeding, especially intracranial.

Synonym(s): immune thrombocytopenic purpura, thrombopenic purpura

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immune thrombocytopenic purpura

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, see there.

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id·i·o·path·ic throm·bo·cy·to·pe·nic pur·pu·ra

(ITP) (id'ē-ō-path'ik throm'bō-sī-tō-pē'nik pŭr'pyŭr-ă)

A systemic illness characterized by extensive ecchymoses and hemorrhages from mucous membranes and very low platelet counts; resulting from destruction in the spleen of platelets to which an autoimmune globulin is bound; childhood cases, which often follow viral infection, are mild and transitory; in adults, bleeding may be recurrent and severe.
Synonym(s): immune thrombocytopenic purpura, purpura hemorrhagica, thrombopenic purpura.

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