Three patients with a history of chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura stretching back over 20 years are reported. Despite splenectomy and immunosuppressive therapy satisfactory control of their disease has not been achieved. They had remained refractory to all therapeutic manoeuvres with cort
Dose-response relationship in the treatment of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura with intravenous immunoglobulin
β Scribed by Emmerich, B. ;Hiller, E. ;Woitinas, F. ;Maubach, P. A. ;Riess, H. ;Nerl, C. ;Geursen, R. G.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 378 KB
- Volume
- 65
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1440
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