Frequency of clinical features of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

Objectives: to find the frequency of common clinical features of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (itp) in children presenting to department of child health,khyber teaching hospital,peshawar. material and methods: a cross sectional descriptive study design was used and 50 children presenting with bleeding through any orifice with diagnostic evidence of itp were selected through non random convenient sampling. common clinical features were noted along with hematological parameters. the cases were then managed according to standardized management criteria. results: bruising (46%),epistaxis (36%) and petechiae (25%) were the most common clinical features. platelet count was reduced in 38 out of 50 cases with median count of 135000/mm 3. conclusion: bruising,epistaxis and petechiae are the most common features of itp.