ITP can be acute and chronic. A lot of cases is just one or a few episodes,
however, some patient will become chronic ITP. During the acute phase,
prednisone usually works. It can also be treated by WinRho is the patient's
blood type is Rh+. If it become chronic, it depends on how low the platelet
count is. If it is usually above 20K, no specific treatment needed because
the risk of spontaneously bleeding is low. It is dip down less than 10K, can
do steroids pulse again. A new class of drug was recently been approved by
FDA including Nplate, Promacta to treat ITP.
