| Literature DB >> 18509652 |
Eishin Oki, Koji Tsugawa, Koichi Suzuki, Etsuro Ito, Hiroshi Tanaka.
Abstract
Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a childhood disorder, which is the vasculitis of systemic small vessels of unknown etiology. We encountered the dramatic efficacy of leukocytapheresis in a Japanese girl with refractory HSP resistant to combined prednisolone plus intravenous immunoglobulin therapy administration.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18509652 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-008-0610-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rheumatol Int ISSN: 0172-8172 Impact factor: 2.631