Childhood Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Report of 60 Cases from Kuwait
- 1 February 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
- Vol. 36 (1) , 10-13
- https://doi.org/10.1093/tropej/36.1.10
Abstract
Sixty children with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) were admitted to a regional hospital in Kuwait over a 6-year period. A high annual incidence of ITP (12.5/105) was noted, probably related to viral infections during the period of the study. Forty-one were patients with acute ITP and 19 with chronic ITP. The initial treatment varied: corticosteroids were given in 33 cases, no therapy in 23 cases, and intravenous gamma globulin (IVGG) in four cases. Splenectomy was carried out in two children, of whom one died 2 years later as a result of septicaemia. This study showed that conservative management can be adopted in mild cases of ITP and active measurements should be reserved for patients presenting with moderate-severe mucocutaneous bleeding and significant thrombocytopenia.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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