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Hi i am a 26 f with two kids 4&1.i have itp but also a fatty liver.i'm obese and have just lost 8 kg in 4 wk having spleen removed whats survival rate?

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Good : Like you know the fatty liver will improve with weight loss. Good diet and healthy lifestyle is important including avoiding alchol . If the ITP is responding to treatment that is good. Though periodic CBC , monitoring for treatment adverse effects, hematologist and hepatologist visits are indicated

Answered 7/24/2016

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