Thrombocytopenic purpura

Thrombocytopenic purpura
Thrombocytopenic purpura
	Purpura
Specialty	Immunology, hematology

Thrombocytopenic purpura are purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of causes,^[1] such as kaposi sarcoma.

Types

By tradition, the term idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura is used when the cause is idiopathic, or unknown. However, most cases are now considered to be immune-mediated.^{[citation needed]}

Another form is thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.^{[citation needed]}