itp treatment

1.wheather itp is heriditary?

2. ITP diagnosed before two years taken steroids IVIG,DAPSONE. for the past one year i am taking AZOTHIOPRINE.LEGS AND TOES ARE BECOMING BLACK.frequently getting leg pains burning stomach. KINDLY SUGGEST ME THE REASON FOR THE SYMPTOMS AND ANY OTHER FURTHUR TREATMENT. NOW THE PLATLETTE COUNT IS 74,000

Quite honestly as the count is not all that great, I'd ask to come off those drugs and try something else.

ITP itself is not hereditary but there is a sort of thrombocytopenia that is hereditary and gets confused with ITP.

I would definatly talk to your Dr. about the discoloring in your lower extremities.

Like Ann said, I'd ask to try another treatment. Your count isn't too bad (better than mine), but your symptoms don't sound good.

I don't think ITP is hereditary, but I believe the predisposition for auto-immune disorders may be.
Both of my parents had auto-immune disorders, all of my siblings do as well. We have bad genes!
However, none had/have the same disorder. In fact, my twin sister has a totally different 'bleeding disorder' than I do! It freaked out our hematologist (she started seeing my hematologist last year finally).