Outcome of children with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, based on original material.

Idiopathic or immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP) is a common hematologic disease in children. ITP is subdivided in an acute and chronic form based solely on the duration of thrombocytopenia. The aim of the study was to analyse the course of disease and outcome of children with acute and chronic ITP.