Intravenous anti-D as a treatment for immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) during pregnancy

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 142-146

  Michel, Marc ^a   Novoa, Maria V ^a   Bussel, James B ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti Rho(D); Immune thrombocytopenic purpura; Platelets; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PREDNISONE; RHESUS D ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COOMBS TEST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ECHOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS HYDROPS; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; VERTIGO;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; ISOANTIBODIES; PILOT PROJECTS; PLATELET COUNT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; RH-HR BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM;

EID: 0141707683     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2003.04567.x     Document Type: Article

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