When and how to treat childhood immune thrombocytopenia.
Childhood immune thrombocytopenia is an autoimmune process resulting in an isolated thrombocytopenia that puts the child at risk for bleeding and can negatively impact quality of life. Pharmacologic intervention aims to stabilize the platelet count, with the goal of achieving hemostasis and maximizing health-related quality of life.
Jennifer D. Allen s a pediatric nurse practitioner at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, N.Y.
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D006470:Hemorrhage; D006801:Humans; D010976:Platelet Count; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000628:therapy*; D011788:Quality of Life; D013921:Thrombocytopenia