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Púrpura trombocitopênica idiopática na infância: estudo de base populacional no Catar / Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in childhood: a population-based study in Qatar
Al-Mulla, Naima; Bener, Abdulbari; Amer, Aliaa; Laban, Mohammed Abu.
  • Al-Mulla, Naima; Hamad Medical Corporation. Hamad General Hospital. Department of Pediatrics. Doha. QA
  • Bener, Abdulbari; Hamad Medical Corporation. Hamad General Hospital. Department of Pediatrics. Doha. QA
  • Amer, Aliaa; Hamad Medical Corporation. Hamad General Hospital. Department of Pediatrics. Doha. QA
  • Laban, Mohammed Abu; Hamad Medical Corporation. Hamad General Hospital. Department of Pediatrics. Doha. QA
J. pediatr. (Rio J.) ; 85(3): 269-272, maio-jun. 2009. tab
Article in English, Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-517875
RESUMO

OBJETIVO:

Definir o padrão da púrpura trombocitopênica idiopática (PTI) (aguda/crônica), e descrever seus sintomas e características clínicas em crianças com menos de 14 anos de idade em uma sociedade árabe recentemente desenvolvida.

MÉTODOS:

Este estudo descritivo retrospectivo foi realizado no Departamento de Pediatria do Hospital Geral de Hamad, Hamad Medical Corporation, Catar. Foram incluídas neste estudo 50 crianças com idade inferior a 14 anos e diagnóstico de PTI durante o período de 2000 a 2005.

RESULTADOS:

Das crianças estudadas (50), 62 por cento foram diagnosticadas com PTI aguda e 38 por cento com PTI crônica. A PTI aguda foi mais prevalente em meninos (64,5 por cento) em comparação com meninas (35,5 por cento), enquanto que a PTI crônica apresentou uma distribuição quase igual em meninos (57,9 por cento) e meninas (42,1 por cento). História de infecção viral foi comum em casos de PTI tanto aguda (71 por cento) quanto crônica (63,2 por cento); 68 por cento das crianças com PTI apresentaram contagem de plaquetas abaixo de 20x10(9)/L ao diagnóstico. A maioria das crianças estudadas (74 por cento) foi tratada com imunoglobulina intravenosa.

CONCLUSÕES:

O estudo revelou uma alta incidência de PTI entre as crianças no Catar. As descobertas do estudo são semelhantes às de outros relatos internacionais.
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

To find the pattern of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) (acute/chronic) and to describe presenting features and clinical characteristics of the disease in children below 14 years of age in a newly developed Arabian society.

METHODS:

This retrospective, descriptive study was carried out at the Pediatric Department of the Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar. A total of 50 children below 14 years of age who were diagnosed with ITP during the period 2000-2005 were included.

RESULTS:

Among the studied children (50), 62 percent were diagnosed with acute ITP and 38 percent with chronic ITP. Acute ITP was more prevalent in boys (64.5 percent) when compared with girls (35.5 percent), whereas for chronic ITP, nearly an equal distribution was found in boys (57.9 percent) and girls (42.1 percent). Preceding viral infection was common in both acute (71 percent) and chronic (63.2 percent) ITP cases; 68 percent of the children with ITP showed a platelet count below 20x10(9)/L at the time of presentation. Most of the studied children were treated with intravenous immunoglobulin (74 percent).

CONCLUSIONS:

The study revealed a high incidence of ITP among children in Qatar. The study findings are in line with other international reports.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic Type of study: Incidence study / Observational study / Prevalence study / Prognostic study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English / Portuguese Journal: J. pediatr. (Rio J.) Journal subject: Pediatrics Year: 2009 Type: Article Affiliation country: Qatar Institution/Affiliation country: Hamad Medical Corporation/QA

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic Type of study: Incidence study / Observational study / Prevalence study / Prognostic study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English / Portuguese Journal: J. pediatr. (Rio J.) Journal subject: Pediatrics Year: 2009 Type: Article Affiliation country: Qatar Institution/Affiliation country: Hamad Medical Corporation/QA