Efficacy and safety of dapsone as a second-line treatment in non-splenectomized adults with immune thrombocytopenic purpura

Platelets

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 489-495

  Vancine Califani, Suley Mara Chaddad ^a   De Paula, Erich Vinicius ^a   Ozelo, Margareth Castro ^a   Orsi, Fernanda Loureiro Andrade ^a   Fabri, Daniela Ramos ^a   Annichino Bizzacchi, Joyce Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dapsone; ITP; Splenectomy

Indexed keywords

DAPSONE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPLENECTOMY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DAPSONE; DRUG TOXICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET COUNT; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALVAGE THERAPY; SPLENECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55349099857     PISSN: 09537104     EISSN: 13691635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537100802315110     Document Type: Article

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