Failure of pulse high-dose dexamethasone
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Warner, M.; Wasi, P.; Couban, S.; Hayward, C.; Warkentin, T.; Kelton, J.G.
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Article
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1997
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a disorder characterized by increased platelet destruction in the setting of normal megakaryopoiesis. Approximately 20% of patients with ITP are refractory to corticosteroids and splenectomy. Recently, pulse high-dose dexamethasone was reported to be effe