1. Having immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) means that your blood doesn’t clot as it should due to a low number of thrombocytes (platelets). 2. The condition is also sometimes called idiopathic or ...
Recently many news articles have discussed a purple spot on the top of the hand of a very prominent public figure. The label used for it is likely senile purpura. It seemed appropriate to describe it ...
In acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), an immune-mediated deficiency of the von Willebrand factor–cleaving protease ADAMTS13 allows unrestrained adhesion of von Willebrand factor ...