An Investigation of Dexamethasone With Different Doses in the Management of Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP)

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Meet the diagnostic criteria for immune thrombocytopenia 2. Untreated hospitalized patients, may be male or female, between the ages of 18 \~ 75 years 3. To show a platelet count \<30 \* 10\^9/L, and with bleeding manifestations 4. Willing and able to sign written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Received chemotherapy or anticoagulants or other drugs affecting the platelet counts within 3 months before the screening visit 2. Received second-line ITP-specific treatments (eg, cyclophosphamide, 6-mercaptopurine, vincristine, vinblastine, etc) within 3 months before the screening visit 3. Received high-dose steroids or IVIG in the 3 weeks prior to the start of the study 4. Current HIV infection or hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus infections 5. Severe medical condition (lung, hepatic or renal disorder) other than chronic ITP Unstable or uncontrolled disease or condition related to or impacting cardiac function (e.g., unstable angina, congestive heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension or cardiac arrhythmia) 6. Female patients who are nursing or pregnant, who may be pregnant, or who contemplate pregnancy during the study period 7. Have a known diagnosis of other autoimmune diseases, established in the medical history and laboratory findings with positive results for the determination of antinuclear antibodies, anti-cardiolipin antibodies, lupus anticoagulant or direct Coombs test 8. Patients who are deemed unsuitable for the study by the investigator