Immune thrombocytopenic purpura associated with Brucella and Toxoplasma infections

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 52-54

  Gürkan, Emel ^a,b   Başlamişli, Fikri ^a   Güvenç, Birol ^a   Bozkurt, Berna ^a   Ünsal, Çaǧatay ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Corticosteroid; Immune; Thrombocytopenia; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; BRUCELLOSIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 0042925571     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.10382     Document Type: Article

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