Chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in children: case reports of spontaneous ricovery without splenectomy

Antonio Ruggiero, Ilaria Lazzareschi, Vita Ridola, Giorgio Attina', Riccardo Riccardi

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Abstract

Children with chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura generally show a favorable outcome with a high spontaneous recovery rate even many years after the initial diagnosis. In this retrospective study, 5 out of 12 children with chronic ITP achieved a spontaneous recovery. A careful follow-up appears to be adequate for most of the patients, reserving splenectomy to the rare severely affected patients
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)471-475
Number of pages5
JournalPediatric Hematology and Oncology
Volume23
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006

Keywords

  • spontaneous recovery
  • thrombocytopenic purpura

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