학술논문

Understanding Immune Thrombocytopenia: Looking Out of the Box
Document Type
article
Source
Frontiers in Medicine, Vol 8 (2021)
Subject
immune thrombocytopenia
ITP syndrome
secondary ITP
autoimmunity
immunodeficiency
cancer
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Language
English
ISSN
2296-858X
63867435
Abstract
The pathogenesis of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is increasingly being elucidated, and its etiology is becoming more frequently identified, leading to a diagnostic shift from primary to secondary ITP. The overlap between autoimmunity, immunodeficiency, and cancer is evident, implying more interdisciplinarity in daily care. This mini-review is based on an expert meeting on ITP organized by the Intercontinental Cooperative ITP Study Group and presents the challenges of hematologists in understanding and investigating “out of the box” concepts associated with ITP.