Data were analyzed among 473 children. A majority (64.5%) recovered within 12 months, while 35.5% developed chronic ITP. Fourteen (2.96%) children subsequently developed SLE during a mean follow-up of ...

While immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) can occur in both adults and children, what makes pediatric ITP most distinct from adult ITP is the high rate of children who improve on their own, noted James ...

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

Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is characterized by reduced platelet count secondary to immune-mediated destruction, this results in an increased bleeding risk. Autoantibodies binding to ...