ASH 2019 — American Society of Hematology 2019 Guidelines for Immune Thrombocytopenia

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ITP treatment is driven by bleeding, platelet count, comorbidity and need for procedures rather than the platelet count alone; corticosteroids and IVIG are core rapid therapies, with escalation individualized for severe or refractory disease.