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What is ITP
Immune / idiophatic thrombocytopenic
purpura (ITP) is a bleeding disorder in which
the blood doesnt clot as it should, this is due
to the deficient of blood cell fragments called
platelet or thrombocytes
Acute ITP
Chronic ITP
age
onset
Relatively acute
Relatively chronic
Degree of hemorrhage
Relatively acute
Relatively mind
Course of desease
6 months
Months to years
Platelet count
Commonly 30,00080,000/mcL
Number of megakaryocytes of
bonemarrow
Normal or increased
Increased markedly
Manifestations
Bleeding
(most important clinical manifestation of ITP
petechiae
ecchymoses
epistaxis (spontaneous bleeding from nose)
gingival bleeding
menorrhagia
Disabling fatigue
Proteinuria/ hematuria
Abdomonal pain
nausea, vomiting
fever
Diagnostic tests
Laboratory
o Platelets (often <20000-30000 / MCL) and normal blood cells.
o Bleeding Time (BT, Bleeding Time) prolong
Anti D iv
the doseof anti D 50-75mg/kb/day
mechanisme of action of anti-D is the
destruction of red bloods cells of rhesus Dpositive that specifically grated in the spleen