Disease,Werlhof's
《英文msh詞典》Disease,Werlhof's
[入口詞] Disease,Werlhof's
[主題詞] Purpura,Thrombocytopenic,Idiopathic
[英文釋義] Thrombocytopenia occurring in the absence of toxic exposure or a disease associated with decreased platelets. It is mediated by immune mechanisms,in most cases IMMUNOGLOBULIN G autoantibodies which attach to platelets and subsequently undergo destruction by macrophages. The disease is seen in acute (affecting children) and chronic (adult) forms.