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  1. Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) - Symptoms and causes

    Apr 29, 2025 · Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an illness that can lead to bruising and bleeding. Low levels of the cells that help blood clot, also known as platelets, most often cause the bleeding.

  2. Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura - Johns Hopkins Medicine

    Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a blood disorder. With this disease, you have a lower amount of platelets than normal in your blood. Platelets are blood cell fragments that help with blood …

  3. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura - Wikipedia

    Acute ITP often follows a viral infection and is typically self-limited (resolving within two months), while the more chronic form (persisting for longer than six months) does not yet have a specific identified …

  4. Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP): Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment

    Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a bleeding disorder that keeps your blood from clotting. ITP can be chronic, meaning treatment eases symptoms but doesn’t cure it.

  5. Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) in adults: Clinical ... - UpToDate

    Oct 24, 2025 · Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP, also called idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, immune thrombocytopenic purpura) is an acquired thrombocytopenia caused by autoantibodies …

  6. Platelet Disorders - Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) | NHLBI, NIH

    Jul 24, 2025 · Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is caused by your immune system attacking your platelets. It can cause serious bleeding. Learn about ITP symptoms and treatments.

  7. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) - Harvard Health

    Jun 6, 2025 · In short, ITP is an illness in which unusually low levels of platelets lead to purpura and other forms of abnormal bleeding. In people with ITP, the immune system produces abnormal …

  8. Home | Platelet Disorder Support Association & ITP

    Empowering the ITP community with resources, support, and research. Discover expert advice, patient stories, and ways to advocate for those affected by immune thrombocytopenia.

  9. Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) - Healthline

    Jun 24, 2024 · ITP, or immune thrombocytopenia, is a blood clotting disorder caused by a low number of platelets. It can be either acute or chronic but is rarely life threatening.

  10. Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) | Children's Hospital of ...

    Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) is a blood disorder characterized by an abnormal decrease in the number of platelets in the blood. Platelets are cells in the blood that help stop bleeding.