Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura epidemiology and demographics
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura Microchapters |
Differentiating Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura from other Diseases |
---|
Diagnosis |
Treatment |
Case Studies |
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura epidemiology and demographics On the Web |
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura epidemiology and demographics |
FDA on Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura epidemiology and demographics |
CDC on Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura epidemiology and demographics |
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura epidemiology and demographics in the news |
Blogs on Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura epidemiology and demographics |
Directions to Hospitals Treating Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Please help WikiDoc by adding more content here. It's easy! Click here to learn about editing.
Overview
The incidence of ITP is 50–100 new cases per million per year, with children accounting for half of that amount. The male:female ratio in the adult group is 1:1.2–1.7 (for children it is 1:1) and the median age of adults at the diagnosis is 56–60.[1]
References
- ↑ Cines DB, Bussel JB (2005). "How I treat idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)". Blood. 106 (7): 2244–51. doi:10.1182/blood-2004-12-4598. PMID 15941913.