BookYoji Ishida, Yoshiaki Tomiyama, editors.
Contents:
Part 1 Introduction
1 Megakaryocytopoiesis and thrombocytopoisis
Part 2 History
2 History
Part 3 Epidemiology
3 Epidemiology
Part 4 Pathophysiology
4 Platelet membrane glycoproteins
5 Autoantigens in ITP
6 T cell abnormalities
Part 5 Clinical manifestation
7 ITP in adults
8 ITP in childhood
Part 6 Diagnosis
9 Diagnosis in general
10 Differential Diagnosis: Secondary ITP
11 Differential Diagnosis: Hereditary thrombocytopenia
12 Differential Diagnosis: Aplastic thrombocytopenia
Part 7 Treatment of Adults
13 Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication
14 Steroid
15 High dose Immunnoglobulin
16 Splenectomy
17 Rituximab
18 TPO-R agonist
19 Others (Syk inhibitor and Other medications)
20 Transfusion
21 Therapy in pregnancy
Part 8 Treatment of Children
22 Treatment of Children.