1. Having immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) means that your blood doesn’t clot as it should due to a low number of thrombocytes (platelets). 2. The condition is also sometimes called idiopathic or ...

Recently many news articles have discussed a purple spot on the top of the hand of a very prominent public figure. The label used for it is likely senile purpura. It seemed appropriate to describe it ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A treatment involving broadband light improved the clinical appearance of senile purpura and prevented future ...

In acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), an immune-mediated deficiency of the von Willebrand factor–cleaving protease ADAMTS13 allows unrestrained adhesion of von Willebrand factor ...