| Literature DB >> 12725951 |
Alan H Lazarus1, Andrew R Crow.
Abstract
Infusion of large amounts of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) or polyclonal anti-D can reverse thrombocytopenia in patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura within hours of the administration of these products. It has been suggested that the effects of IVIG appear to far outlast several half-lives of the product. Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain both the acute and long term effects of IVIG. These will be discussed in this review.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12725951 DOI: 10.1016/S1473-0502(03)00043-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Transfus Apher Sci ISSN: 1473-0502 Impact factor: 1.764