Successful treatment of severe refractor
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Cosgriff, Thomas M.; Black, Marcus L.; Stein, William
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is refractory to initial treatment (steroids and splenectomy) in 25 to 30% of patients. These patients have a significant risk of fatal hemorrhage. Two patients with ITP refractory to multiple interventions and severe depression of platelet counts responded