Successful treatment of acquired amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenic purpura refractory to corticosteroids and intravenous immunoglobulin with antithymocyte globulin and cyclosporin

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 223-226

  Niparuck, Pimjai ^a   Atichartakarn, Vichai ^a   Chuncharunee, Suporn ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Acquired amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia; Antithymocyte globulin; Cyclosporin; Myelodysplastic syndrome

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CYTOGENETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; ANTILYMPHOCYTE SERUM; CYCLOSPORINE; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MEGAKARYOCYTES; MIDDLE AGED; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC;

EID: 56649089766     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12185-008-0125-0     Document Type: Article

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