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Derek Elston, trustee of the ITP Support Association, talks to the PharmaTimes

Derek Elston, trustee of the ITP Support Association, tells PharmaTimes about his experiences of being diagnosed and living with the rare bleeding disorder

How were you diagnosed with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura and what were your symptoms?

I was first diagnosed in 1993 with ITP after working in the Far East for 14 months. At the end I was fairly shattered both with the intensity of the work and commuting regularly. After about four weeks, I decided to visit the doctor. He took a sample of blood.

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http://www.pharmatimes.com/magazine/2018/september_2018/patient_files_immune_thrombocytopenic_purpura