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  1. Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) - Symptoms and causes

    Apr 29, 2025 · Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an illness that can lead to bruising and bleeding. Low levels of the cells that help blood clot, also known as platelets, most often cause the bleeding.

  2. Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura - Johns Hopkins Medicine

    Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a blood disorder characterized by a decrease in the number of platelets in the blood. Platelets are cells in the blood that help stop bleeding. A decrease in …

  3. Platelet Disorders - Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) | NHLBI, NIH

    Jul 24, 2025 · Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is caused by your immune system attacking your platelets. It can cause serious bleeding. Learn about ITP symptoms and treatments.

  4. Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP): Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment

    Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a form of low platelet count, a condition that keeps your blood from clotting. When your blood can’t make clots, you may bruise easily, bleed a lot when you’re hurt or …

  5. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura - Wikipedia

    Diagnosis of ITP involves identifying a low platelet count through a complete blood count, a common blood test. However, since the diagnosis relies on excluding other potential causes of a low platelet …

  6. Understanding Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) - The Blood Project

    ITP is a condition in which the platelet count is low because the immune system mistakenly targets platelets. A normal platelet count is usually between 150,000 and 400,000, but people with ITP may …

  7. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) - Harvard Health

    Jun 6, 2025 · In short, ITP is an illness in which unusually low levels of platelets lead to purpura and other forms of abnormal bleeding. In people with ITP, the immune system produces abnormal …

  8. Refractory ITP: revisiting definitions, diagnostics, and management ...

    Dec 5, 2025 · This review summarizes the current definitions and pathophysiology of refractory ITP, revisiting diagnostic realms and management strategies for these difficult-to-treat patients.

  9. Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) in adults: Clinical ... - UpToDate

    Oct 24, 2025 · Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP, also called idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, immune thrombocytopenic purpura) is an acquired thrombocytopenia caused by autoantibodies …

  10. Improving treatment for an autoimmune bleeding condition

    5 days ago · ITP is an autoimmune condition where the body’s immune cells mistakenly attack platelets, the blood cells responsible for clotting. It affects about 50,000 people in the U.S. and can be …