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, your body ideally produces an immune response to neutralize it. Hats off to the human body for this super useful mechanism. But, unfortunately, your immune system isn’t infallible, meaning it can accidentally interpret something that’s not harmful—or something that’s even helpful—as a threat, which experts believe is what happens with ITP.
If you have ITP, it means your immune system targets platelets, which are cells in your body that cause blood to stick together , theexplains. If someone doesn’t have ITP and gets a cut, their body directs platelets to the wound to form a clot that helps stop the bleeding. Clearly, if your body is attacking such a useful component of your blood, things can get a little tricky.
. If someone’s platelet count falls below 100,000 per cubic millimeter of blood and doctors cannot pinpoint an external cause like medications, they can be diagnosed with ITP. That doesn’t necessarily mean they’d experience symptoms, though. That appears to be more of an issue for people with
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