Journal article
Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Abstract
Thrombocytopenia is seen commonly in patients with rheumatic disorders. In general, thrombocytopenia is due to one of three mechanisms: reduced production, sequestration, or increased platelet destruction. In outpatients, the most common cause of thrombocytopenia is immune thrombocytopenia. Immune thrombocytopenia encompasses a broad group of disorders in which the rate of immune-mediated platelet destruction surpasses the rate of platelet …
Authors
Crowther MA; Kelton JG
Journal
JCR Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 95–101
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
April 1997
DOI
10.1097/00124743-199704000-00006
ISSN
1076-1608