IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA IN CHILDHOOD IN NORWAY: A Prospective, Population-Based Registration

A prospective, population-based registration of children with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) was performed in Norway in 1996 and 1997. Ninety-two cases were identified, indicating an incidence of 5.3 per 100,000 children under 15 years. The sex ratio (female/male) was 1.2/1. Fifty six percent...

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Published in:Pediatric hematology and oncology 2000, Vol.17 (7), p.551-558
Main Authors: Zeller, B., Helgestad, J., Hellebostad, M., Kolmannskog, S., Nystad, T., Stensvold, K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Age Factors
Biological and medical sciences
Bone Marrow - pathology
Child
Child, Preschool
Children Immune Purpura Thrombocytopenia
Erythrocyte Transfusion
Female
Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Medical sciences
Norway - epidemiology
Platelet Count
Platelet diseases and coagulopathies
Prospective Studies
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic - epidemiology
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic - pathology
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic - therapy
Registries
Sex Factors
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Summary:A prospective, population-based registration of children with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) was performed in Norway in 1996 and 1997. Ninety-two cases were identified, indicating an incidence of 5.3 per 100,000 children under 15 years. The sex ratio (female/male) was 1.2/1. Fifty six percent presented with cutaneous signs only. The lowest platelet count was < 20x109
ISSN:0888-0018
1521-0669
DOI:10.1080/08880010050122816