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Khalid Serraj
Khalid Serraj
France
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Research Article
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Elderly Patients: A Two-center Retrospective Study of 41 Cases
Author(s): Emmanuel Andres, Abrar Ahmad Zulfiqar, Khalid Serraj, Jacques Zimmer, Thomas Vogel and Frederic MaloiselEmmanuel Andres, Abrar Ahmad Zulfiqar, Khalid Serraj, Jacques Zimmer, Thomas Vogel and Frederic Maloisel
Objective: This work aimed to report our observations on idiopathic or immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) in elderly patients. Patients and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed a cohort of 41 consecutive elderly ITP patients (≥65 years old) in two ITP reference centers, namely the university hospital groups of Strasbourg and Reims, France. We particularly analyzed patient clinical characteristics, along with the therapies used and side-effects, and patient response rates. Results: The mean age of the 41 patients was 76.7 years (range: 65-91), 21 (51%) were older than 75 years and 27 were female. Initial presentations included the following: thrombocytopenia revealed by routine blood count or bleeding limited to the skin in 27 cases (66%); severe cutaneous bleeding or visceral bleeding in one or more other site.. View More»
DOI: 10.4172/2155-9864.1000278