FATIGUE AS MARKER OF THROMBOCYTOPENIA IN CHILDHOOD IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA

Julie BlattDivision of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

, MD,

Brent WestonDivision of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

, MD &

Stuart GoldDivision of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

, MD

Abstract

Patients with ITP are said to be normal apart from bleeding. Review of clinic notes for 27 children seen January–October, 2008 showed that 6 (22%) had a history of fatigue which resolved with improvement of platelet counts. While preliminary, our experience suggests that fatigue can be striking in children with ITP.

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