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Thrombocytopenic purpura

Medical condition

Thrombocytopenic purpura
Purpura
Specialty	Immunology, hematology

Thrombocytopenic purpura are purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of causes,^[1] such as kaposi sarcoma.

Types[edit]

By tradition, the term idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura is used when the cause is idiopathic, or unknown. However, most cases are now considered to be immune-mediated.^{[citation needed]}

Another form is thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.^{[citation needed]}

Diagnosis[edit]

Diagnosis is done by the help of symptoms and only blood count abnormality is thrombocytopenia.^{[citation needed]}

Treatment[edit]

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See also[edit]

• Aspirin
• Hematopoietic ulcer
• Thrombocyte

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