Chronic ITP, bleeding from nose, gums, purple spots. Ways to increase platelet count?
Patient: Hello Doctor. My wife is having Chronic ITP.She has bleeding frm nose , gums, purple spots.Recently we are blessed with a baby girl and she is normal. Now am afraid of my wife . Can u plz suggest me wt cn b done now to increase her platelet count. What are the risk factors and what medicine to be used? Doctor: Hi, welcome to HCM I am Dr Das           Basically, in tip, the placements get destroyed rapidly which causes bleeding .       There are many modalities of treatments available.         First, you have to admit your wife in a hospital  for monitoring  then arrange  for placements from blood bank , consult with doctor for giving steroids and feasible monoclonalantibodies .