Journal article
Fatigue in children and adolescents with immune thrombocytopenia
Abstract
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), an acquired autoimmune disorder of low platelets and risk of bleeding, has a substantial impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Patients with ITP often report significant fatigue, although the pathophysiology of this is poorly understood. In this observational cohort of 120 children receiving second-line therapies for ITP, we assessed reports of fatigue using the Hockenberry Fatigue Scale. Children and …
Authors
Grace RF; Klaassen RJ; Shimano KA; Lambert MP; Grimes A; Bussel JB; Breakey VR; Pastore YD; Black V; Overholt K
Journal
British Journal of Haematology, Vol. 191, No. 1, pp. 98–106
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
October 2020
DOI
10.1111/bjh.16751
ISSN
0007-1048