Welcome to our first of many spinoff series: My Medical Mystery! For this episode we had the honor of interviewing one of our dear friends about her medical mystery journey. From first initial symptoms to a final diagnosis, Wendy details her ongoing experience with a rare autoimmune disease. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura is not only difficult to say but also difficult to diagnose and continues to puzzle doctors around the world.
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Sources:
Liu, X., Peng, J. & Hou, M. Restoration of T cell tolerance in primary ITP. J Hematol Oncol
Zainal, Abir, et. al Immune thrombocytopenic purpura
Kayal, L., Jayachandran, S., & Singh, K. (2014). Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
Lambert, M., & Gernsheimer, T. Clinical updates in adult immune thrombocytopenia
Quest Diagnostics Website: Complete Blood Count (CBC) Test Information
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Article: Blood Tests
Topics covered:
Interview with Wendy G. about her medical mystery story
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
The mechanisms of ITP
Autoimmune disease
