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What Are The Symptoms Of Chronic ITP And Who Gets More Affected With It?
Question: what are the characteristics of chronic ITP?
Does it affect adult women more than men?
does it frequently affect children?
does it often turn out to be insidious?
does it often occur after a viral infection?
Does it affect adult women more than men?
does it frequently affect children?
does it often turn out to be insidious?
does it often occur after a viral infection?
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1. what are the characteristics of chronic ITP?
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), also known as primary immune thrombocytopenic purpura and autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura, is defined as isolated thrombocytopenia with normal bone marrow and the absence of other causes of thrombocytopenia. The 2 distinct clinical syndromes manifest as an acute condition in children and a chronic condition in adults.
2. Does it affect adult women more than men?
In chronic ITP (adults), the female-to-male ratio is 2.6:1. More than 72% of patients older than 10 years are female.
In acute ITP (children), distribution is equal between males (52%) and females (48%).
3. does it frequently affect children?
Approximately 40% of all patients are younger than 10 years.
4. does it often turn out to be insidious?
Chronic ITP typically presents with an insidious onset of easy bruising or minor bleeding over a number of months, with no antecedent infection, and persists for longer than 6 months.
5. does it often occur after a viral infection?
Acute ITP often follows a viral infection and resolves spontaneously within 3 months.
6. the disease botulism has a mortality rate as high as what percentage?
Mortality rates vary based on the age of the patient and the type of botulism. Foodborne botulism carries an overall mortality rate of 5-10%. Wound botulism carries a mortality rate that ranges from 15-17%. The risk of death due to infant botulism is usually less than 1%.
7. Also approximately how many cases of botulism are reported each year in the United States of which are what percentage of food borne and what percentage are of infant botulism and the remainder from wounds.
In the United States, approximately 154 cases of botulism are reported annually to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Infant botulism accounts for nearly 75% of all botulism cases.
The incidence of foodborne botulism is approximately 24 cases per year. The incidence of wound botulism is 3 cases per year. The incidence of infant botulism is 71 cases per year, with a mean age of 3 months.
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I hope this helps,
Dr. A Rao Kavoor
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Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXX XXXXXXX
Thanks for writing in to us.
1. what are the characteristics of chronic ITP?
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), also known as primary immune thrombocytopenic purpura and autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura, is defined as isolated thrombocytopenia with normal bone marrow and the absence of other causes of thrombocytopenia. The 2 distinct clinical syndromes manifest as an acute condition in children and a chronic condition in adults.
2. Does it affect adult women more than men?
In chronic ITP (adults), the female-to-male ratio is 2.6:1. More than 72% of patients older than 10 years are female.
In acute ITP (children), distribution is equal between males (52%) and females (48%).
3. does it frequently affect children?
Approximately 40% of all patients are younger than 10 years.
4. does it often turn out to be insidious?
Chronic ITP typically presents with an insidious onset of easy bruising or minor bleeding over a number of months, with no antecedent infection, and persists for longer than 6 months.
5. does it often occur after a viral infection?
Acute ITP often follows a viral infection and resolves spontaneously within 3 months.
6. the disease botulism has a mortality rate as high as what percentage?
Mortality rates vary based on the age of the patient and the type of botulism. Foodborne botulism carries an overall mortality rate of 5-10%. Wound botulism carries a mortality rate that ranges from 15-17%. The risk of death due to infant botulism is usually less than 1%.
7. Also approximately how many cases of botulism are reported each year in the United States of which are what percentage of food borne and what percentage are of infant botulism and the remainder from wounds.
In the United States, approximately 154 cases of botulism are reported annually to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Infant botulism accounts for nearly 75% of all botulism cases.
The incidence of foodborne botulism is approximately 24 cases per year. The incidence of wound botulism is 3 cases per year. The incidence of infant botulism is 71 cases per year, with a mean age of 3 months.
Any further queries are welcome.
I hope this helps,
Dr. A Rao Kavoor
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