Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in children: Recognition and management

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 222-227

  Sadowitz, David ^a   Souid, Abdul Kader ^a   Terndrup, Thomas E ^a  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; Petechiae; unexplained bruising

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSURIA; HUMAN; HYPERPHAGIA; HYPERTENSION; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0029888595     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199606000-00020     Document Type: Review

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