Dear sir, I have a health query for my niece. We are residing in Hermitage , Tennessee, USA.My niece is suffering from low platelets count (ITP) since year 2008. She has been undergoing treatment at Vanderbilt Hospital since 2008 and still doctors are unable to give positive results as a result her count steadily remains below10. Recently one month back they gave her steroids and still could not imrove on her counts. Now they have started 4 course of retuximab. They have already infused 3times once a week but still counts are below 10. As a result of seeing no improvement we are planning to see a specialist in India. If you could throw some light whether this is curable or not and if yes please advise. Regards,Vijesh Patel.Niece name Parin Patel age 16.
Hi, dairy have gone through your question. I can understand your concern.ITP is immune thrombocytopenic purpura. It is an immune disorder. There is immune mediated destruction of platelets. So she is suffering from low platelet count and bleeding. Immunosuppression remains the mainstay of treatment. Steroids are helpful in ITP. Other option is immunoglobulins. ITP is not curable by this treatment. Treatment is just for rise in platelet count and control bleeding. You are most welcome in India for treatment of ITP. Hope I have answered your question, if you have any doubts then contact me at bit.ly/ Chat Doctor. Thanks for using Chat Doctor. Wish you a very good health.