Late but effective long-term response to splenectomy in the treatment of immune thrombocytopenia

Blood Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 297-298

  Scaramucci, Laura ^a   Giovannini, Marco ^a   Tendas, Andrea ^a   Niscola, Pasquale ^a   de Fabritiis, Paolo ^a  

^a S EUGENIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 LEIDEN; CYCLOSPORIN A; ENOXAPARIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PREDNISONE;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; AUTOIMMUNITY; BODY WEIGHT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS; IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEGAKARYOPOIESIS; MILD RENAL IMPAIRMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PNEUMONIA; SEPSIS; SPLENECTOMY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84891122888     PISSN: 2287979X     EISSN: 22880011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5045/br.2013.48.4.297     Document Type: Letter

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