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This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic significance of inflammatory indices and their association with complications, mortality, treatment response, and relapse in patients with ITP. In this single-center retrospective study, 166 adult patients diagnosed with primary ITP between January 2015 and December 2024 were analyzed. Demographic, clinical, and laboratory data at diagnosis were collected. Inflammatory indices derived from complete blood count parameters, including neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), were evaluated. Their associations with clinical outcomes were assessed using appropriate statistical methods. During the observation period based on retrospective medical records, complications occurred in 12% of patients, and mortality was observed in 6.6%. Patients with complications had significantly higher D-dimer levels and reduced bone marrow megakaryocyte production. In group comparisons, mortality was significantly associated with advanced age, male sex, and comorbidities. Laboratory findings revealed that lower hemoglobin, lymphocyte count, mean platelet volume, and albumin levels, along with higher PLR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, bilirubin, and D-dimer levels, were significantly associated with mortality. Inflammatory indices such as NLR and PLR were not associated with complication development, but PLR was significantly associated with mortality. Response to intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy was significantly associated with higher total protein, albumin, and fibrinogen levels, and lower erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Relapse was significantly associated in group comparisons with increased inflammatory activity, higher reticulocyte count, and positivity for antinuclear antibodies and Helicobacter pylori antigen. Systemic inflammation and impaired megakaryopoiesis play critical roles in the prognosis of ITP. While conventional inflammatory indices showed limited predictive value for complications, markers such as PLR, D-dimer, and albumin were associated with mortality and clinical outcomes. 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