Treatment of severe immune-mediated thrombocytopenia with human IV immunoglobulin in 5 dogs

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 694-699

  Bianco, Domenico ^a   Armstrong, P Jane ^a   Washabau, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine; Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; Platelet; Prednisone; Vincristine

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; MALE;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34547785609     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2007)21[694:TOSITW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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