Combination chemotherapy with CHOP for recurrent thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 544-546

  Spiekermann, K ^a   Wormann B ^a   Rumpf, K W ^a   Hiddemann, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

combination chemotherapy; plasma exchange; thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; PREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE REPORT; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIESIS; HEMOGLOBINURIA; HUMAN; PLASMA TRANSFUSION; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

EID: 0030909402     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.1022918.x     Document Type: Article

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