Improvement of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura by antithyroid therapy

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 73-74

  Sugimoto, Koichi ^a   Sasaki, Makoto ^a   Isobe, Yasushi ^a   Tamayose, Kenji ^a   Hieda, Masashi ^a   Oshimi, Kazuo ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Graves' disease; Methimazole; Thrombocytopenia; TSH

Indexed keywords

ANTITHYROID AGENT; THIAMAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING TENDENCY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; METHIMAZOLE; PLATELET COUNT; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 12444296548     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2004.00341.x     Document Type: Article

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