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Immune thrombocytopenic purpura(ITP)
Hee Young Shin
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2006;49(8):830-832.   Published online August 15, 2006
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura(ITP) is an autoimmune disease characterized by increased peripheral platelet destruction due to antibody to platelet, which results in thrombocytopenia and cutaneous or mucosal bleeding. Bleeding generally occurs when platelet counts fall to less than 20,000/µL. Children affected with ITP are usually healthy prior to the onset of the disease and typically present suddenly after a viral infection...


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