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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
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Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic

Definitions
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.
Synonyms
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Werlhofs Disease
Immune Thrombocytopenia
Purpura, Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic
Thrombocytopenia, Autoimmune
Thrombocytopenias, Immune
Purpuras, Immune Thrombocytopenic
Purpura, Autoimmune Thrombocytopenic
Autoimmune Thrombocytopenic Purpuras
Purpuras, Autoimmune Thrombocytopenic
Disease, Werlhof's
Purpura, Immune Thrombocytopenic
Autoimmune Thrombocytopenias
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpuras
Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Autoimmune
Thrombocytopenias, Autoimmune
Werlhof's Disease
Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Idiopathic
Thrombocytopenic Purpuras, Immune
Thrombocytopenia, Immune
Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpuras
Autoimmune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Thrombocytopenic Purpuras, Idiopathic
Werlhof Disease
Purpuras, Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic
Disease, Werlhof
Immune Thrombocytopenias
Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Immune
Autoimmune Thrombocytopenia
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Autoimmune
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