Danazol therapy in cyclic acquired amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenic purpura: A case report

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 225-228

  Kashyap, Rajesh ^a   Choudhry, V P ^a   Pati, H P ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cyclic amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenic purpura; Danazol

Indexed keywords

DANAZOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032975395     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8652(199903)60:3<225::AID-AJH10>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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