Amitkumar Mehta, MD, MBA

An expert discusses treatment strategies for immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), emphasizing individualized decisions based on platelet count, bleeding symptoms, and comorbidities, with options ranging from observation to urgent therapies like steroids or IVIG, and longer-term approaches tailored to patient health, treatment goals, and lifestyle considerations.

An expert discusses the clinical presentation and diagnosis of immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), emphasizing that isolated thrombocytopenia with mucosal bleeding and petechiae is highly suggestive of ITP, while underscoring the importance of ruling out other causes—especially drug-induced thrombocytopenia—through careful evaluation.