Presentation and outcome of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in a single Australian centre

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 841-845

  Choi, P Y I ^a   Gordon, J E A ^c   Harvey, M ^a   Chong, B H ^a,b  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c ANZAC Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult; Diagnosis; Immune thrombocytopenia; ITP; Outcome; Presentation

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOPIDOGREL; DANAZOL; DAPSONE; DEXAMETHASONE; ELTROMBOPAG; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MELOXICAM; PIROXICAM; PREDNISONE; QUININE SULFATE; RITUXIMAB; ROMIPLOSTIM; VALPROIC ACID; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTOIMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864047650     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2012.02740.x     Document Type: Article

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