No. of patients (female/male) | 126 | (92/34) |
Age (years) at diagnosis, range (median) | 2.4–82.3 | (47.7) |
Platelet count (×109/L) at diagnosis, range (median) | 1.0–96.0 | (20.0) |
Mild thrombocytopenia, no. of cases (%) | 28 | (22.2) |
Moderate thrombocytopenia, no. of cases (%) | 28 | (22.2) |
Severe thrombocytopenia, no. of cases (%) | 40 | (31.7) |
Very severe thrombocytopenia, no. of cases (%) | 30 | (23.8) |
Minimum platelet count (×109⁄L), mean ± SD | 18.8 | ±18.0 |
Bleeding tendency, no. of cases (%) | 80 | (63.5) |
Severe bleeding tendency, no of cases (%) | 3 | (2.4) |
Severe ITP, no. of cases (%) | 24 | (19.0) |
Treatment, no. of cases (%) | 98 | (77.8) |
Prednisolone, no. of cases (%) | 82 | (65.1) |
Splenectomy, no. of cases (%) | 19 | (15.1) |
Eradication of Helicobacter pylori, no. of cases (%) | 43 | (34.1) |