LATE SPONTANEOUS-RECOVERY OF CHRONIC THROMBOCYTOPENIA

Five cases are reported of spontaneous remission of chronic childhood thrombocytopenia four or more years after diagnosis. Other than typica l features of chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura there were n o obvious markers predictive of late remission, although a slow progre ssive recovery was common to four of the patients. In light of this ex perience splenectomy is not recommended in clinically mild thrombocyto penia.