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ITP and elongated PTT times??

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13 years 9 months ago #24000 by firkins
ITP and elongated PTT times?? was created by firkins
Hi all,
I am wondering if anyone knows answer to this question: Are elongated PTT times ( test to measure how quickly blood clots) associated with ITP?

I would think it would be, but I cannot find any support for this. It appears associated instead with Von Willdebrand's, malabsorption issues, and other things -- not ITP. I read that with ITP, the PTT times are usually normal. Is this so?

I ask because my newly diagnosed daughter had elongated PTT times.(Diagnosed 4 weeks ago, levels from 5K-110K since then.)

I have reason to believe she might have celiac (might just be the thing that connects many "dots" from infancy to age 12). Long PTT times are associated with celiac.

Just wondering if any one knows. Some many incredibly informed people on this site!!
Firkins (mom of Zoe (15) and Mia (13). Mia has ITP. Diagnosed 3/2012.

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13 years 9 months ago #24004 by Bunnie
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It depends. Many of us have extremely large young platelets that work very well. There are also several herbs and drugs that can impact the PTT like asprin and Ginko Biloba. My sister has aquired Von Willenbrands, so I've been tested and my times were 12 minutes with the "coffee filter" test, but the result came back as substance like "asprin" was suspected. We finally decided that I was taking a multi-vitamin with Ginko.
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