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