A 46-year-old member asked:
Has anyone lost someone to idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (itp)? is it a deadly disease?
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Dr. Keith Stockerl-Goldsteinanswered
Hematology and Oncology 32 years experience
Rarely deadly: The risk of dying from a complication of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (itp) is fairly low. Death, if it occurs, is usually related to a bleeding event such as bleeding in the brain. The general estimates are that the risk of death is <1%.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Does anyone know the reasons for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura?
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Dr. Keith Stockerl-Goldsteinanswered
Hematology and Oncology 32 years experience
Not really: The reason people get idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (itp) is not clear. There are associations with viral infections and some immune system disorders but there does not seem to be an inciting reason for the majority of patients.
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