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IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA
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Descriptor
English
:
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Púrpura Trombocitopénica Idiopática
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Púrpura Trombocitopênica Idiopática
Synonyms
English
:
Autoimmune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Autoimmune
Werlhof's Disease
Tree Number:
C15.378.100.802.687.600
C15.378.140.855.925.750.600
C15.378.463.740
C20.111.759
C20.841.600
C23.550.414.950.687.600
C23.888.885.687.687.600
Definition
English
:
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.
History Note
English
:
1992; for WERLHOF'S DISEASE use PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC 1975-1991
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
29857
Unique Identifier:
D016553
Occurrence in VHL
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