Difference between revisions of "Immune thrombocytopenic purpura"
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==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
Features: | Features:<ref name=pmid4044880>{{cite journal |author=Hayes MM, Jacobs P, Wood L, Dent DM |title=Splenic pathology in immune thrombocytopenia |journal=J. Clin. Pathol. |volume=38 |issue=9 |pages=985–8 |year=1985 |month=September |pmid=4044880 |pmc=499346 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
*Macrophages in the red pulp. | *Macrophages in the red pulp (~25% of cases). | ||
*Neutrophils in the red pulp (~67% of cases). | |||
===Images=== | ===Images=== | ||
Revision as of 03:13, 6 May 2014
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura, abbreviated ITP, is a rare condition.
General
- Uncommon.
- Usually treated with corticosteroids and splenectomy.[1]
Microscopic
Features:[2]
- Macrophages in the red pulp (~25% of cases).
- Neutrophils in the red pulp (~67% of cases).
Images
See also
References
- ↑ Zhang, C.; Liu, HF.; Chen, XH.; Gao, L.; Gao, L.; Liu, Y.; Kong, PY.; Sun, AH. et al. (Mar 2014). "Is splenectomy necessary for immune thrombocytopenic purpura? The role of rituximab in patients with corticosteroid resistance in a single-center experience.". Clin Ther 36 (3): 385-8. doi:10.1016/j.clinthera.2014.01.017. PMID 24594069.
- ↑ Hayes MM, Jacobs P, Wood L, Dent DM (September 1985). "Splenic pathology in immune thrombocytopenia". J. Clin. Pathol. 38 (9): 985–8. PMC 499346. PMID 4044880. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC499346/.