Vincristine as salvage treatment for refractory thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 521-523

  Ferrara, Felicetto ^a,b   Copia, C ^a   Annunziata, M ^a   Spasiano, A ^a   Di Grazia, C ^a   Palmieri, S ^a   Prossomariti, L ^a   Mele, G ^a  

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Refractory thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura; Vincristine

Indexed keywords

DIPYRIDAMOLE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEUKOPENIA; MALE; PARALYTIC ILEUS; PLASMA TRANSFUSION; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC; REMISSION INDUCTION; SALVAGE THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 0032736494     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002770050549     Document Type: Article

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