Noun: idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
- Purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of factors
"The patient developed idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura following viral infection";
- thrombocytopenic purpura, purpura hemorrhagica [N. Amer], Werlhof's disease, purpura haemorrhagica [Brit, Cdn]
Type of: autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder, peliosis, purpura
Encyclopedia: Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura