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Multicenter Study
. 2015 Dec;62(12):2223-5.
doi: 10.1002/pbc.25644. Epub 2015 Jul 14.

Sports Participation in Children and Adolescents with Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP)

Manjusha Kumar  1 , Michele P Lambert  2 , Vicky Breakey  3 , George R Buchanan  4 , Michelle Neier  5 , Ellis J Neufeld  6 , Pamela Kempert  7 , Cindy E Neunert  8 , Kerri Nottage  9 , Robert J Klaassen  10 ; ITP Consortium of North America
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Multicenter Study

Sports Participation in Children and Adolescents with Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP)

Manjusha Kumar et al. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2015 Dec.

Abstract

We surveyed 278 pediatric hematologists/oncologists regarding how children with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) are counseled for participation in sports. Results show substantial variation in physician perception of contact risk for different sports, and the advice offered about restriction of sport activities of affected children. Many physicians recommend restriction of sports when platelet counts are under 50 × 10(9) /L. Such restriction may affect the child's quality of life despite their having an overall benign disease.

Keywords: ITP; bleeding; platelet count; sports.

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