Clinical course of children with immune thrombocytopenic purpura treated with intravenous immunoglobulin G or megadose methylprednisolone or observed without therapy

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 219-225

  Duru, Feride ^a   Fisgin, Tunc ^a   Yarali, Nese ^a   Kara, Abdurrahman ^a  

^a Dr Sami Ulus Child Health and Diseases Center   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Immune thrombocytopenic purpura; Immunoglobulin G; Intravenous; Megadose methylprednisolone; No therapy

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; REMISSION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; THROMBOCYTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, STEROIDAL; BLOOD PLATELETS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; INFANT; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PLATELET COUNT; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; REMISSION INDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; HUMANS;

EID: 0036014801     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08880010252899370     Document Type: Article

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