Corticosteroid side-effects and risk for bleeding in immune thrombocytopenic purpura: Patient and hematologist perspectives

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 175-182

  Guidry, Jacqueline A ^a,b,c   George, James N ^a,b   Vesely, Sara K ^a   Kennison, Shelia M ^c   Terrell, Deirdra R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Corticosteroids; Immune thrombocytopenic purpura; Steroids

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ACNE; ADULT; AGED; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FLUSHING; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HAIR LOSS; HEADACHE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; INCIDENCE; INCREASED APPETITE; INSOMNIA; IRRITABILITY; JOINT STIFFNESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOON FACE; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NERVOUSNESS; OSTEOPOROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESSNESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SLEEP DISORDER; STOMACH DISCOMFORT; STRESS; SWEATING; SWELLING; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; UNITED STATES; VISUAL DISORDER; VOMITING; WEAKNESS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGY; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OKLAHOMA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLATELET COUNT; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 66749173745     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: 16000609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2009.01265.x     Document Type: Article

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