Thrombocytopenia as the presenting manifestation of sarcoidosis

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 268-269

  Agarwal, V ^a   Pal, S ^a   Agarwal, A ^a   Gupta, R K ^a   Mishra, R ^a  

^a Department of Immunology   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; PATHOLOGY; SARCOIDOSIS; SPLEEN; SPLEEN DISEASE; SPLENECTOMY; TIME;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AZATHIOPRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; SARCOIDOSIS; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC DISEASES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036463865     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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