Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: laboratory diagnosis and management
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) or immune thrombocytopenic purpura is a disease characterized by low platelet count (<150,000/ìL) caused by autoantibody-mediated platelet destruction and the absence of other causes of thrombocytopenia. Acute primary ITP is more common in children 2-6 ye...
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Language: | English |
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Faculty of Medicine Trisakti University
2016-02-01
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Series: | Universa Medicina |
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Online Access: | https://univmed.org/ejurnal/index.php/medicina/article/view/182 |