Do you routinely screen and replace Vitamin D in patients with ITP?
Reports of vitamin D deficiency are associated with more severe forms of ITP, including ITP secondary to APLS.
Petrovic et al., PMID 31684180
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Do you routinely screen for vitamin D deficiency in ITP?
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Pediatric Hematology/Oncology · Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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I do not generally screen for vitamin D deficiency in ITP patients, but do recommend that all patients undergo routine screening as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (pediatric provider) and have vitamin D deficiency identified and managed as appropriate for age in general, regardles...
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