The development of alloantibodies to platelets is a major problem in the supportive management of thrombocytopenia in patients with severe aplastic anemia. We report here a case of aplastic anemia refractory to platelet transfusion. An immunosuppressant, cyclosporin A, which was used for the therapy
Cyclosporin for treatment of life-threatening alloimmunization
✍ Scribed by Dr. Hervé Tilly; Michael Azagury; Dominique Bastit; Anne Lallemand; Hubert Piguet
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 162 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0361-8609
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