Can a Two-Month-Old Baby with Acute ITP Be Treated?
A two-month-old girl baby suffering from acute ITP had a platelet count of 2000 at its lowest, which recovered to normal after receiving intravenous immunoglobulin and hormone therapy. It can be considered that she has recovered. If she gets sick again, it is not considered a relapse but rather a recurrence of the disease. It is not necessary to over-treat such a young child with ITP. Hormones and intravenous immunoglobulins are not needed. Just provide supportive treatment is sufficient. For example, transfusing platelets when the platelet count is low. Most cases can recover on their own.
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