Complete platelet recovery after treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection in a child with chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura: A case report

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 593-596

  Kurekci, A Emin ^a   Atay, A Avni ^a   Sarici, S Umit ^a   Özcan, Okan ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Child; Chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura; Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LANSOPRAZOLE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; ECCHYMOSIS; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; ERADICATION THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SPLENOMEGALY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TIME; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREA BREATH TEST; VOMITING;

AMOXICILLIN; CHILD; CLARITHROMYCIN; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PLATELET COUNT; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC;

EID: 5044228484     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08880010490500962     Document Type: Article

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