Initial laboratory findings useful for predicting the diagnosis of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
M Kuwana, Y Okazaki, T Satoh, A Asahi… - The American journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To identify initial laboratory findings useful for the later diagnosis of idiopathic
thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) in adult patients with thrombocytopenia. SUBJECTS AND
METHODS: We studied 62 consecutive adult patients who had thrombocytopenia and
whose peripheral blood film was normal except for thrombocytopenia at presentation. Each
patient underwent physical examination and routine laboratory tests and was prospectively
followed for 22.5±9.8 months (range, 8 to 41 months). The frequency of antiglycoprotein …
thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) in adult patients with thrombocytopenia. SUBJECTS AND
METHODS: We studied 62 consecutive adult patients who had thrombocytopenia and
whose peripheral blood film was normal except for thrombocytopenia at presentation. Each
patient underwent physical examination and routine laboratory tests and was prospectively
followed for 22.5±9.8 months (range, 8 to 41 months). The frequency of antiglycoprotein …
