Cyclic acquired amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenic purpura (AATP) is a rare disorder characterized by periodic fluctuations in the platelet counts due to a defect in the platelet production. We describe a 42-year-old female with cyclic AATP, in whom the cyclic fluctuations in the platelet counts cease
Successful cyclosporin A therapy for acquired amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenic purpura
β Scribed by Yoichi Azuno; Ken Yaga
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 120 KB
- Volume
- 69
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0361-8609
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