Abstract | PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The American Society of Hematology and British Committee for Standards in Haematology guidelines for the diagnosis and management of immune thrombocytopenic purpura focused entirely on primary disease, and secondary forms were not addressed. The guidelines did not address thrombocytopenia resulting from autoimmune disorders or chronic infections such as Helicobacter pylori, hepatitis C virus or HIV. RECENT FINDINGS: SUMMARY: In secondary forms of immune thrombocytopenic purpura, when the hematologist plays a consultative role, priority should be treatment of the underlying disorder.
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Authors | Howard A Liebman, Roberto Stasi |
Journal | Current opinion in hematology
(Curr Opin Hematol)
Vol. 14
Issue 5
Pg. 557-73
(Sep 2007)
ISSN: 1065-6251 [Print] United States |
PMID | 17934365
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Review)
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Chemical References |
- Antibodies, Antiphospholipid
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Topics |
- Adult
- Antibodies, Antiphospholipid
(immunology)
- Blood Platelets
(immunology)
- Chronic Disease
- Diagnosis, Differential
- HIV
(immunology)
- HIV Infections
(complications, diagnosis, epidemiology, immunology, therapy)
- Helicobacter Infections
(complications, diagnosis, epidemiology, immunology, therapy)
- Helicobacter pylori
(immunology)
- Hematology
- Hepacivirus
(immunology)
- Hepatitis C
(complications, diagnosis, epidemiology, immunology, therapy)
- Humans
- Incidence
- Practice Guidelines as Topic
- Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic
(diagnosis, epidemiology, etiology, immunology, therapy)
- Risk Factors
- Societies, Medical
- United Kingdom
- United States
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