"Care of the elderly has become its own science and is very different in virtually everything than is the care of a typical middle-aged adult. This is important for ITP." — James Bussel, MD Reflecting ...

Several areas of discordance were observed, including contributing causes for delay in diagnosis, with patients perceiving extended wait times as a significant contributing factor. Patients were ...

A panelist discusses how ITP diagnosis remains one of exclusion requiring thorough testing to rule out other causes of thrombocytopenia, followed by patient education about autoimmune diseases and ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: What can you tell me about the cause and treatment of immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP)? I am a 71-year-old male, and after lab results showed a low blood platelet count, I ...

An expert discusses how rilzabrutinib uniquely improves quality-of-life metrics, including fatigue and women’s health domains, which previous immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) therapies failed to address ...

The elevated risk of developing CVD in the ITP cohort (adjusted incidence rate ratio [IRR], 1.38) remained even after a sensitivity analysis which included only incident cases of ITP. HealthDay News — ...

Sept. 27, 2004 — Successful eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection results in significant platelet recovery in 56% of patients with chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), according ...

Credit: Getty Images. The patient, who was initially diagnosed with Gaucher disease type 1 during her first pregnancy 20 years prior, presented with bleeding, hematomas, and thrombocytopenia, in ...

In this retrospective analysis, responses persisted with hydroxychloroquine treatment. Results of a study suggest treatment using hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) related to ...