What are the symptoms or consequences of ITP?
A. Effects of ITP can vary considerably from patient to patient. Hemorrhage is the most serious complication, particularly intracranial hemorrhage, which although rare is often fatal. The mortality rate from hemorrhage is approximately 1% in children and 5% in adults. The rate of bleeding-related mortality increases with age. In patients with severe thrombocytopenia, mortality rates from bleeding are significantly raised in patients more than 60 years of age (13% per year) versus patients less than 40 years of age (0.4% per year).
