Corticosteroid prophylaxis for neurologic complications of intravenous immunoglobulin G therapy in childhood immune thrombocytopenic purpura

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 514-517

  Jayabose, Somasundaram ^a   Mahmoud, Mamoon ^a   Levendoglu Tugal, Oya ^a   Sandoval, Claudio ^a   Ozkaynak, Fevzi ^a   Giamelli Jr , Joseph ^a   Visintainer, Paul ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aseptic meningitis; Headache; Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP); Intravenous immune globulin (IVIG); Neurologic complications; Prednisone; Steroids

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PREDNISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOMITING;

EID: 0033503422     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-199911000-00012     Document Type: Article

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