Trombocitopenia imunomediada em cães

Abstract

Platelets, or thrombocytes, are small cytoplasmic fragments originating from megakaryocytes that have essential functions for the maintenance of hemostasis. Disorders that lead to thrombocytopenia (platelet decrease) may be related to several factors, among them, Immune-mediated Thrombocytopenia (TIM) related to accelerated platelet destruction, which may be primary/idiopathic or secondary when resulting from other conditions. It is believed that TIM is the main cause of thrombocytopenia in the clinical routine of dogs, for this reason it is necessary to understand more and more about its etiology, diagnosis and treatment.