Consensus guideline for diagnosis and treatment of childhood idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

• Published in: International journal of hematology Vol. 83; no. 1; pp. 29 - 38
• Main Authors: SHIRAHATA, Akira, ISHII, Eiichi, TAKI, Masashi, TSUCHIYA, Shigeru, FUJISAWA, Kohji, BESSHO, Fumio, HORIKOSHI, Yasuo, MIMAYA, Junichi, AKATSUKA, Jun-Ichi, MIYAZAKI, Sumio, EGUCHI, Haruhiko, OKAWA, Hiroji, OHTA, Shigeru, KANEKO, Takashi, KONISHI, Shozaburo, SAKO, Masahiro, SEKINE, Isao, TAKAHASHI, Yukihiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo Springer 01.01.2006; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases; Humans; Infant; Male; Medical sciences; Platelet diseases and coagulopathies; Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic - diagnosis; Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic - therapy; Surveys and Questionnaires; Human; Hematology; Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; Hemopathy; Consensus; Recommendation; Platelet; Treatment; Diagnosis; Children; Immune thrombocytopenic purpura; Child; Consensus guideline
• ISSN: 0925-5710; 1865-3774
• DOI: 10.1532/IJH97.05123

A practice guideline aimed at standardizing the treatment for childhood idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is presented. This consensus guideline is based on a survey carried out via a questionnaire prepared by the ITP Committee of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Hematology and sent to society members. The survey questionnaire included questions on the diagnosis of ITP submitted for the purpose of revising the ITP diagnostic guideline prepared in 1990 by the Research Group for Intractable Hematopoietic Disorders; a revised diagnostic guideline also is presented.