Clinical feature and management of immune thrombocytopenic purpura in a tertiary hospital in Northwest Nigeria

Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a rare bleeding disorder that may remit spontaneously. Life-threatening bleeding may require transfusion support, steroids, and other immunosuppressive therapy or splenectomy. To review the clinical presentation and laboratory features of ITP at Ahmadu Bello...

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Published in:Nigerian medical journal 2017-03, Vol.58 (2), p.68-71
Main Authors: Hassan, Abdulaziz, Adebayo, Adeshola, Musa, Abubakar Umar, Suleiman, Aishatu Maude, Ibrahim, Ismaila Nda, Kusfa, Ibrahim Usman, Aminu, Mohammed Sirajo
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Language:English
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Care and treatment
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Thrombocytopenic purpura
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Summary:Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a rare bleeding disorder that may remit spontaneously. Life-threatening bleeding may require transfusion support, steroids, and other immunosuppressive therapy or splenectomy. To review the clinical presentation and laboratory features of ITP at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria, Nigeria. A retrospective analytic study of case notes and bone marrow (BM) records of patients diagnosed with ITP at Haematology Department, ABUTH, Zaria, from January 1, 2004, to December 31, 2012. There were nine cases (six females, three males), aged 6-20 (mean 11.11) years. The presentations were epistaxis 8 (88.9%), purpura 4 (44.4%), gum bleeding 4 (44.4%), menorrhagia 2 (22.2%), and intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) 1 (11.1%). Only 1 (11.1%) had clinical splenomegaly. Platelet count of
ISSN:0300-1652
2229-774X
DOI:10.4103/0300-1652.219343