ITP - Not always Idiopathic

When clinical conditions warrant consider these underlying diseases:

SLE

Antipholpholipid syndrome

H. pylori infection---here the association is controversial, but some studies indicate a high rate of improvement or remission of thrombocytopenia following eradication.

Hepatitis C---screen all patients with chronic thrombocytopenia for hep C. Thrombocytopenia may improve with treatment of the underlying disease.

HIV
From Current Opinion in Hematology
So testing for H Pylori is warranted in ITP Read more..