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Abstract
Platelet destruction by antibodies is a common cause of thrombocytopenia. In this review, various treatments for immune thrombocytopenia are discussed, with emphasis on corticosteroids, splenectomy, danazol, high-dose immunoglobulin G, anti-Rhesus globulin, colchicine and cytotoxic, immunosuppressive agents such as cyclophosphamide and azathioprine. An approach to the treatment of adult idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is reviewed in detail and the treatments for several other immune thrombocytopenic disorders are summarised.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2083512 DOI: 10.2165/00003495-199040040-00004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Drugs ISSN: 0012-6667 Impact factor: 9.546