Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura epidemiology and demographics

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Overview

The incidence of ITP is 5-10 new cases per 100,000 per year, with children accounting for half of that amount. The male:female ratio in the adult group is 1:1.2–1.7 (for children it is 1:1) and the median age of adults at the diagnosis is 56–60.^[1]

Epidemiology and Demographics

References

↑ Cines DB, Bussel JB (2005). “How I treat idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)”. Blood. 106 (7): 2244–51. doi:10.1182/blood-2004-12-4598. PMID 15941913.

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[pmid15941913-1] Cines DB, Bussel JB (2005). “How I treat idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)”. Blood. 106 (7): 2244–51. doi:10.1182/blood-2004-12-4598. PMID 15941913.

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