Immune thrombocytopenic purpura in the elderly

Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a group of clinical syndromes caused by the shortening of platelet life caused by the combination of autoreactive antibodies and platelets. The common characteristics are: ① peripheral blood thrombocytopenia; ② the main cause is Immune-mediated destruction is too much; ③ megakaryocytes in the bone marrow often increase or are normal, often accompanied by obstacles to maturity. It includes two groups: one is thrombocytopenia (idiopathic) caused by autoantibodies; the other is thrombocytopenia mediated by alloantibodies.

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