Chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in children: Case reports of spontaneous recovery without splenectomy

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 471-475

  Ruggiero, A ^a   Annunziata, M ^a   Lazzareschi, I ^a   Ridola, V ^a   Attina G ^a   Riccardi, R ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; Splenectomy; Spontaneous remission

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; RHESUS D ANTIBODY; RITUXIMAB; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; MALE; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPLENECTOMY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PLATELET COUNT; PROBABILITY; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; SPLENECTOMY;

EID: 33746311283     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: 15210669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08880010600803123     Document Type: Article

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