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What is immune thrombocytopenic purpura?
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) happens when the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys platelets, which are blood cells that help with clotting. ITP can cause low platelet levels, leading to easy bruising and bleeding. Triggers include infections like HIV and hepatitis.
Symptoms of immune thrombocytopenic purpura
Bruising easily
Blood in stool
Bloody or red urine
Red spots on the skin
Purple rash
Bleeding inside joint
Questions your doctor may ask to check for immune thrombocytopenic purpura
Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose immune thrombocytopenic purpura
Do you bleed easily, even due to minor injuries?
Is there blood in your stool?
Have you ever had red or brown urine (hematuria)?
Do you have small red dots which look like bleeding under the skin?
Do you have purple spots on your skin?
Treatment for immune thrombocytopenic purpura
Children with ITP usually recover without treatment. Adults need medication to suppress the immune system. Blood transfusions may be necessary for support. In rare cases, removing the spleen may be needed to prevent platelet destruction.
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Saqib Baig, MD, MS (Respiratory medicine, Critical Care, Internal medicine)
Dr. Baig graduated from Army Medical College (NUST) Pakistan in 2007. He did his internal medicine training from Baltimore, Maryland, USA during the years 2009-2013. He joined the internal medicine faculty practice at Medical College of Wisconsin in USA for 2 years before pursuing advanced training. He completed his pulmonary disease and critical care medicine fellowship from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School from 2015-2018. | | During his fellowship, Dr. Baig completed his master's in health care services management through Rutgers Business School. He currently serves as the medical director of respiratory therapy and pulmonary function lab and the clinical director of the COPD program at the Jane and Leonard Korman Respiratory Institute at Thomas Jefferson University. He holds the Assistant Professor of Medicine rank at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Baig's interests lie in respiratory physiology, airways disease, and data science.
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Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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