Jul 31, 2023

Featuring perspectives from Dr Hanny Al-Samkari, including the following topics:

• Case: A woman in her mid 60s with a past medical history of hypertension and Sjögren's syndrome presents to emergency with diffuse petechiae in her extremities and the taste of iron in her mouth (0:00)
• Case: A man in his early 30s with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) who has been off therapy for 18 months with no constitutional symptoms presents for his 3-month follow-up with platelet count decreased to 29 x 109/L (3:26)
• Case: A woman in her mid 60s with chronic ITP who has received multiple treatments over a decade and is resistant to splenectomy presents for follow-up with a platelet count of 11 x 109/L (5:58)
• Characterizing immune dysfunction in patients with ITP (7:45)
• Perspectives on the approach to initial therapy for ITP (12:23)
• Treatment approaches beyond first-line therapy (17:34)
• Addressing symptoms and concerns beyond the issue of bleeding for patients with ITP (22:19)
• Role of splenectomy in the treatment of ITP (27:08)
• CME information and select publications