Treatment with short-term, high-dose cyclosporin A in children with refractory chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 143-147

  Perrotta, Silverio ^a,d   Amendola, Giovanni ^b   Locatelli, Franco ^c   Conte, Maria Luisa ^a   Rossi, Francesca ^a   d'Urzo, Giovanna ^a   Nobili, Bruno ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Umberto I   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Cyclosporine; Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; Lymphocyte immunophenotype; Platelet

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; HYPERTRICHOSIS; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; MALE; MYCOSIS; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CYCLOSPORINE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MYCOSES; PLATELET COUNT; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC;

EID: 0344511757     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2003.04254.x     Document Type: Article

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