Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic
"Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Thrombocytopenia occurring in the absence of toxic exposure or a disease associated with decreased platelets. It is mediated by immune mechanisms, in most cases IMMUNOGLOBULIN G autoantibodies which attach to platelets and subsequently undergo destruction by macrophages. The disease is seen in acute (affecting children) and chronic (adult) forms.
| Descriptor ID |
D016553
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C15.378.100.802.687.600 C15.378.140.855.925.750.600 C15.378.463.740 C20.111.759 C20.841.600 C23.550.414.950.687.600 C23.888.885.687.687.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic- Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic
- Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
- Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpuras
- Purpura, Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic
- Purpuras, Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic
- Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Idiopathic
- Thrombocytopenic Purpuras, Idiopathic
- Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
- Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpuras
- Purpura, Immune Thrombocytopenic
- Purpuras, Immune Thrombocytopenic
- Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Immune
- Thrombocytopenic Purpuras, Immune
- Immune Thrombocytopenia
- Immune Thrombocytopenias
- Thrombocytopenia, Immune
- Thrombocytopenias, Immune
- Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Autoimmune
- Werlhof Disease
- Disease, Werlhof
- Werlhof's Disease
- Disease, Werlhof's
- Werlhofs Disease
- Autoimmune Thrombocytopenia
- Autoimmune Thrombocytopenias
- Thrombocytopenia, Autoimmune
- Thrombocytopenias, Autoimmune
- Autoimmune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
- Autoimmune Thrombocytopenic Purpuras
- Purpura, Autoimmune Thrombocytopenic
- Purpuras, Autoimmune Thrombocytopenic
- Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Autoimmune
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic".
- Diseases [C]
- Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases [C15]
- Hematologic Diseases [C15.378]
- Blood Coagulation Disorders [C15.378.100]
- Purpura [C15.378.100.802]
- Purpura, Thrombocytopenic [C15.378.100.802.687]
- Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic [C15.378.100.802.687.600]
- Blood Platelet Disorders [C15.378.140]
- Thrombocytopenia [C15.378.140.855]
- Thrombotic Microangiopathies [C15.378.140.855.925]
- Purpura, Thrombocytopenic [C15.378.140.855.925.750]
- Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic [C15.378.140.855.925.750.600]
- Hemorrhagic Disorders [C15.378.463]
- Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic [C15.378.463.740]
- Immune System Diseases [C20]
- Autoimmune Diseases [C20.111]
- Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic [C20.111.759]
- Purpura, Thrombocytopenic [C20.841]
- Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic [C20.841.600]
- Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
- Pathologic Processes [C23.550]
- Hemorrhage [C23.550.414]
- Purpura [C23.550.414.950]
- Purpura, Thrombocytopenic [C23.550.414.950.687]
- Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic [C23.550.414.950.687.600]
- Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
- Skin Manifestations [C23.888.885]
- Purpura [C23.888.885.687]
- Purpura, Thrombocytopenic [C23.888.885.687.687]
- Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic [C23.888.885.687.687.600]
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic".
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