Neutropenia as a complication of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy in children with immune thrombocytopenic purpura: Common and non-alarming

International Journal of Immunopharmacology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 411-415

  Berkovitch, Matitiahu ^a   Dolinski, Galit ^a   Tauber, Tsivia ^a   Aladjem, Mordechai ^a   Kaplinsky, Chaim ^b  

^a ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Children; Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP); Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG); Neutropenia

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; INFANT; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC;

EID: 0033067001     PISSN: 01920561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0192-0561(99)00020-X     Document Type: Article

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