Modifying risk factors of chronicity in children with immune thrombocytopenia: Still underway

Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) in children is one of the most commonly encountered benign hematologic diseases in daily practice for general pediatricians and pediatric hematologists. In general settings, clinical presentations include an incidental finding in an asymptomatic child, abrupt petechiae/ecchymoses, mucocutaneous bleeding, rarely seen life-threatening bleeding, etc.1 During the evaluation phase, an experienced personnel collects detailed history and performs physical examination, complete blood count with differential, and review of peripheral blood smear.

Source: Pediatrics and Neonatology - July 17, 2019 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Tsung-Yen Chang Tags: Editorial Source Type: research