Interesting that not much is known about the cause of ITP.  We had a 19ish
employee who was diagnosed in high school and she was treated with
prednisone.  My daughters best friend developed it in both pregnancies and
it resolved each time once she delivered.  No experience with pediatric
cases.
Judy


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiopathic_thrombocytopenic_purpura

H. pylori eradication
Researchers in Japan (including Ryugo Sato, Oita University) and Italy
(including Massimo Franchini, University of Verona) have found a possible
connection between H. Pylori (Helicobacter Pylori) infection and ITP. Some
patients given antibiotic treatment to eradicate the bacterial infection
have had their platelet count increase dramatically.[citation] 

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