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Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura is a bleeding disorder characterized by too few platelets in the blood. This is because platelets are being destroyed by the immune system. Idiopathic means the exact cause of the disease is unknown. Because more is being learned about the autoimmune nature of the disease, it is sometimes called immune thrombocytopenic purpura.

Source:ADAM

Date:October 30, 2006

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Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a bleeding disorder caused by an abnormally low level of blood platelets, small disc-shaped cells essential to blood clotting (coagulation). ITP describes both the cause and symptoms of the condition: idiopathic means that the disorder has no apparent cause; thrombocytopenia refers to a decreased number of blood platelets; and purpura refers to a purplish or reddish-brown skin rash caused by the leakage into the skin of blood from broken capillaries.

Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health

Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, or ITP, is a bleeding disorder caused by an abnormally low level of platelets in the patient ' s blood. Platelets are small plate-shaped bodies in the blood that combine to form a plug when a blood vessel is injured.

Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

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