Infantile idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) in childhood is a benign disease, as only 10% to 20% of the patients have a chronic course. A retrospective study of 57 ITP patients ranging in age from four months to two years revealed that 30% of them proceeded to chronicity. Unlike ITP in the general pediatric population, chronic infantile ITP was characterized by male predominance, a high frequency of preceding viral infections, and lack of responsiveness to any of the known modalities of treatment.
Ballin
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Institute of Hematology, E. Wolfson Hospital, Holon, Israel.
Kenet
G
G
Tamary
H
H
Rechavi
G
G
Chividalli
G
G
Burstein
Y
Y
Tauber
T
T
Nussinovitch
M
M
Meytes
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D
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011696:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic / Q000628:therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors