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Newborn with ITP

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10 years 8 months ago - 10 years 8 months ago #50656 by LaurenH
Newborn with ITP was created by LaurenH
My daughter has had ITP since 2 1/2 months(she is now 5 1/2 months)... She has has severe petechiae every since this all began. Her platelets are very low <10,000. Yesterday we found out her platelets are now 2,000... She is being seen by Texas Children's and they see no reason to act at this time(she has already had a bone marrow aspiration and biopsy which was negative).. While this is reassuring, I am still worried for my baby girl. This morning when we woke her her petechiae seem to have almost cleared up completely. This is odd and I can't help but worry it is a bad sign.. Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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  • Diagnosed jan 2015 at age 50 with 13,000 platelets.
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10 years 8 months ago #50658 by EmilyK
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I cannot imagine the stress of having a baby with ITP. However my petechiae clears when my counts go up so it should be a good sign.

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10 years 8 months ago #50659 by Ann
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Lauren, that's not a bad sign at all. It may well mean that her count is up which has to be a good thing. ITP generally doesn't last long in babies so here's hoping.

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