title: The immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) bleeding score: assessment of bleeding in patients with ITP.
abstract: A method for objective quantification of bleeding symptoms in immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) has not been established. The ITP Bleeding Scale (IBLS) is a novel bleeding assessment system comprising 11 site-specific grades. Implementation of the IBLS on 100 patient visits revealed that although platelet count and large platelet count correlated well with bleeding symptoms overall, this relationship disappeared in marked thrombocytopenia. The IBLS is a useful clinical tool for monitoring bleeding and may be used to aid the development of laboratory parameters that correlate with underlying bleeding propensity in thrombocytopenia.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Lemke K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Page
authors.forename: Bethan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Psaila
authors.forename: Drew
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Provan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Michael Hamilton
authors.forename: Julian M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.forename: Andrew S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Elish
authors.forename: Martin L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Lesser
authors.forename: James B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Bussel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D010976:Platelet Count; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000503:physiopathology*