Revisiting Pediatric ITP Prognosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Simple Clinical and Laboratory Predictors of Chronic Disease.
BACKGROUND Pediatric immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) usually has a favorable prognosis, although some children progress to chronic disease (>12 mo). A 2014 meta-analysis by Heitink-Pollé and colleagues identified important prognostic markers that informed tools such as the Nordic prediction score. Given advances in diagn...