Caso hematológico: Púrpura Trombocitopénica Idiopática

• Author(s): São Simão, T. ; Salgado, M. ; Costa, E. ; Barbot, J.
• Date: 2012
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/1315
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Centro Hospitalar do Porto
• Subject(s): Immune thrombocytopenic purpura; varicella; cytopenia
• Document Type: Article
• Language: Portuguese

Description

The immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a controversial disease. The generality of the literature argues that a historical objective clinical examination and a blood count with careful observation of the peripheral blood smear is sufficient for diagnosis. Some cases contradict this belief.