Efficacy of intravenous immunoglobulin in the treatment of thrombotic thrombocytopaenic purpura. A study of 44 cases

Acta Haematologica

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 204-208

  Dervenoulas, J ^a   Tsirigotis, P ^a   Bollas, G ^a   Koumarianou, A A ^a   Pappa, V ^a   Mantzios, G ^a   Xiros, N ^a   Economopoulos, T ^a   Papageorgiou, E ^a   Pappa, M ^a   Raptis, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Intravenous immunoglobulin treatment; Plasmapheresis; Thrombotic thrombocytopaenic purpura

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DIPYRIDAMOLE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAPILLARY RESISTANCE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; KIDNEY ISCHEMIA; MALE; MICROANGIOPATHY; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REMISSION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMA EXCHANGE; PROGNOSIS; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17944371079     PISSN: 00015792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000046567     Document Type: Article

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