background: immune thrombocytopenic purpura (itp) is an autoimmune disease that can cause bleeding disorders in patients, and presents in acute and chronic forms. the acute form is frequently seen in children, but the chronic form mainly inflicts adults. there are differences and similarities in clinical and laboratory findings of the disease between children and adults. we study these differen...

background this study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of intravenous immunoglobulin (ivig) and combination of ivig and methylprednisolone for childhood idiopathic (autoimmune) thrombocytopenia (itp) treatment; in addition investigate the related factors to develop chronic form of under 15 years itp. materials and methods this retrospective study conducted on 88 itp patients that treated wit...

bakcground: the aim of itp treatment is to prevent intracranial hemorrhage and increase the platelet count rapidly. this study was conducted with the objective of comparing the efficacy of anti-d immunoglobulin (ig) with dexamethasone in treating childhood itp. materials and methods: in this randomized prospective control trial, 20 itp patients (platelet count< 20,000/µl) younger than 16 were s...

background: children with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura who are treated with intravenous immunoglobulin therapy might experience a decline in their absolute neutrophil count. the aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of neutropenia following intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in children with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura undergoing intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. p...

mental stress and daily crises comprise a part of physical and mental threats. perceived stress is a physical and mental threat, as well. perceived stress is a psychological process during which the individual considers his/ her physical and psychological welfare as being threatened. since idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (itp) is one of the chronic diseases being able to affect patients' pe...

Background: Myelodysplastic syndrome is a mixed clonal disorder of bone marrow progenitor cells. Understanding the pattern of the different lineage-specific, immature, and mature markers in myelodysplastic syndrome will help in setting-up the frame of reference to diagnose. Patients and Methods: We compared 60 bone marrow samples from 30 newly-diagnosed patients with myelodysplastic syndrome ...

introduction: homeopathy can be applied to treat various diseases and conditions such as cancer, allergy, mood disorders, headache and pain. this case showed that homeopathic medicine can be a treatment modality for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (itp), an autoimmune-mediated hematologic disorder. case presentation: the patient was a 5.5–year-old child with itp who referred to the homeopat...