How I Treat ITP

(From PDSA.org)

Two renowned physicians, DR. JAMES BUSSEL and DR. DOUGLAS CINES, both known for their Idiopathic (Autoimmune) Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) research and clinical work with ITP patients, explain how they treat ITP in an article in the journal BLOOD.

The article is available without charge on THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY WEBSITE website at www.bloodjournal.org.

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Once you've registered, if required, the article HOW I TREAT ITP will be of interest to patients newly diagnosed with ITP as well as patients who have been dealing with the disease for a number of years.

In the article Drs. Cines and Bussel set forth their opinion, and they emphasize that it's their opinion, regarding the best approach to manage adults with primary Idiopathic (Autoimmune) Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP).

The article addresses questions such as:
* Who gets ITP?
* How is it diagnosed?
* Who is treated?
* Who should be hospitalized?
* What treatments are the treatments of choice?

The article also addresses persistent ITP, splenectomy, approaches to treating chronic ITP, and ITP and pregnancy.