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Is bone marrow examination justified in isolated childhood thrombocytopenia?
Joint Authors
Abd al-Rahman K. N.
Hasan K. H.
Muhsin A. A.
Source
Issue
Vol. 21, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2012), pp.39-41, 3 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2012-06-30
Country of Publication
Qatar
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (UP) is a com¬mon pediatric hematologic disorder.
Bone marrow aspiration (BMA) is often performed in children with acute UP to rule out leukemia, aplastic anemia or other hematologic diseases.
However, whether BMA is needed in children with typical and hematological features of acute UP has been questioned.
To determine whether BMA is indicated in acute childhood UP, samples were examined from 122 patients with the provisional di¬agnosis of acute UP attending Hevi Pediatric Teaching Hospital, Duhok / North of Iraq between August 2006 and July 2010.
Typical acute ITP was defined as an appearance of well being, no hepatosplenomegaly, no lymphadenopathy, normal Hb, WBC, neutrophil count and peripheral blood smear except for thrombocy¬topenia.
A platelet count of 50x109 / L or lower was the cut-off level.
No diagnoses of leukemia or aplastic anemia were revealed in the 122 (100 %) children with typical hematologic features of ITP and it was concluded that routine BMA is not needed for children with typical features of acute ITP.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abd al-Rahman K. N.& Hasan K. H.& Muhsin A. A.. 2012. Is bone marrow examination justified in isolated childhood thrombocytopenia?. Qatar Medical Journal،Vol. 21, no. 1, pp.39-41.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abd al-Rahman K. N.…[et al.]. Is bone marrow examination justified in isolated childhood thrombocytopenia?. Qatar Medical Journal Vol. 21, no. 1 (Jun. 2012), pp.39-41.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-366219
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abd al-Rahman K. N.& Hasan K. H.& Muhsin A. A.. Is bone marrow examination justified in isolated childhood thrombocytopenia?. Qatar Medical Journal. 2012. Vol. 21, no. 1, pp.39-41.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-366219
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 41
Record ID
BIM-366219