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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Faculty of Medicine Trisakti University
2011-08-01
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| Series: | Universa Medicina |
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| Online Access: | http://www.univmed.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Alvina.pdf |