Treatment of refractory thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura using multimodality therapy including splenectomy and cyclosporine

Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-22

  Jhaveri, Kenar D ^a   Scheuer, Abby ^b   Cohen, Jules ^a   Gordon, Bruce ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ROGOSIN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD20 ANTIBODY; CIPROFLOXACIN; CYCLOSPORIN; DEXAMETHASONE; ETIRACETAM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; PROPOFOL; RITUXIMAB; STEROID; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PLASMA; PLASMAPHERESIS; REFRACTORY THROMBOCYTOPENIA; SPLENECTOMY; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADAM PROTEINS; ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CYCLOSPORINE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE HEMISUCCINATE; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC; SPLENECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67651233523     PISSN: 14730502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2009.05.007     Document Type: Article

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