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Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic

"Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Thrombocytopenia occurring in the absence of toxic exposure or a disease associated with decreased platelets. It is mediated by immune mechanisms, in most cases IMMUNOGLOBULIN G autoantibodies which attach to platelets and subsequently undergo destruction by macrophages. The disease is seen in acute (affecting children) and chronic (adult) forms.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 21 publications over 14 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2020 and 2022
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