Treatment of refractory, systemic lupus erythematosus–associated thrombocytopenia with intermittent low-dose intravenous cyclophosphamide
✍ Scribed by Barbara A. Roach; Gordon J. Hutchinson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 244 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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✦ Synopsis
lupus patient with severe, treatment-resistant thrombocytopenia, which was successfully treated with lowdose IV bolus cyclophosphamide and prednisone after several other treatments had failed.
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