What is ITP and what is the symptoms of ITP and what problems are the faces by patients and What is the treatment for ITP?

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Hello, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (itp) is a bleeding disorder in which the immune system destroys platelets, which are necessary for normal blood clotting. Persons with the disease have too few platelets in the blood. Itp symptoms can include any of the following: abnormally heavy menstruation bleeding into the skin, often around the shins, causing a skin rash that looks like pinpoint red spots (petechial rash) easy bruising nosebleed or bleeding in the mouth exams and tests laboratory tests will be done to see how well your blood clots and to check your platelet count. A bone marrow aspiration or biopsy may also be done. Treatment: in children, the disease usually goes away without treatment. Some children may need treatment. Adults are usually started on an anti-inflammatory steroid medicine. In some cases, surgery to remove the spleen (splenectomy) is recommended. This increases the platelet count in about half of patients. However, other drug treatments are usually recommended instead. In homoeopathy, many medicines are there to treat this condition based on the symptoms.

Sucharitra Picasso · Accepted Answer

Hello, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (itp) is a bleeding disorder in which the immune system destroys platelets, which are necessary for normal blood clotting. Persons with the disease have too few platelets in the blood. Itp symptoms can include any of the following: abnormally heavy menstruation bleeding into the skin, often around the shins, causing a skin rash that looks like pinpoint red spots (petechial rash) easy bruising nosebleed or bleeding in the mouth exams and tests laboratory tests will be done to see how well your blood clots and to check your platelet count. A bone marrow aspiration or biopsy may also be done. Treatment: in children, the disease usually goes away without treatment. Some children may need treatment. Adults are usually started on an anti-inflammatory steroid medicine. In some cases, surgery to remove the spleen (splenectomy) is recommended. This increases the platelet count in about half of patients. However, other drug treatments are usually recommended instead. In homoeopathy, many medicines are there to treat this condition based on the symptoms.