Some remarks on clinical and hematology of 183 idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura cases in children at Hai Phong Children Hospital
- Author:
Nguyen Ngoc Sang
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
Hematology;
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic;
Child
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2004;304(11):48-54
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The study of 183 idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura children treat at Hai Phong Children Hospital from 1/1998 to 4/2003. The disease is frequent in small children from 1 month to 5 years old in spring and winter, sex ratio is similar. Main manifestations were 95.6% spontaneous hemorrhage, fang hemorrhage 32%, nasal hemorrhage 12%. Polymorphic hemorrhage 60.44%, mild hemorrhage 55.7%. Main hematological sign was thrombocytopenia but it was not severe. Bleeding time was above 10 minutes in most of cases (57.38%). There were a correlation between platelet count and bleeding time
