Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic |
| Autoimmune Thrombocytopenia; Werlhof Disease; Autoimmune Thrombocytopenias; Autoimmune Thrombocytopenic Purpuras; Disease, Werlhof; Disease, Werlhof's; Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpuras; Purpura, Autoimmune Thrombocytopenic |
| Thrombocytopenia occurring in the absence of toxic exposure or a disease associated with decreased platelets. It is mediated by immune mechanisms, in most cases IMMUNOGLOBULIN G autoantibodies which attach to platelets and subsequently undergo destruction by macrophages. The disease is seen in acute (affecting children) and chronic (adult) forms. |
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