title: Idiopathic cyclic thrombocytopenia of childhood.
abstract: Two children were found to have cyclic thrombocytopenia, recurring at regular intervals. Coagulation studies as well as immunologic evaluation did not reveal any abnormality. One of the patients continued to demonstrate the cyclic fluctuation in platelet counts despite corticosteroid therapy and showed no response to fresh frozen plasma infusion. One patient had been previously misdiagnosed as having idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), which might have caused problems if other therapies had been tried. The diagnosis of cyclic thrombocytopenia led to appropriate counseling and activity regulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68105.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Al-Rashid
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D010507:Periodicity; D010976:Platelet Count; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D007136:Immunoglobulins; D011241:Prednisone