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Refractory Immune Thrombocytopenia Successfully Treated with High-Dose Vitamin D Supplementation and Hydroxychloroquine: Two Case Reports [PDF]
Introduction: Immune thrombocytopenic purpura is thought to be characterized by an immune response against the host’s own platelets. If the thrombocytopenia is severe, patients are initially treated with high-dose steroids.
Bockow, Barry, Bockow, Tamara B
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Cost-Effectiveness of Eltrombopag versus Romiplostim for the Treatment of Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia in England and Wales [PDF]
Objective: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of eltrombopag compared with romiplostim as a treatment for chronic immune thrombocytopenia (cITP) in patients who are splenectomized or ineligible for splenectomy and are treatment refractory in England and ...
Allen, Rachel+4 more
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A 17-year-old girl presented with a 3-day history of epistaxis, vaginal bleeding and petechiae over the lower extremities. The patient had been feeling unwell with productive cough, fever, chills, poor appetite and weight loss for 2 months.
Payam Tabarsi+2 more
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Thrombocytopenia in solid tumors
Thrombocytopenia in patients with solid malignancy can be caused by bone marrow involvement or toxicity from anticancer therapy; however, it could rarely be the first presentation of a tumor such as breast cancer or lymphoma. Hematological paraneoplastic
Faraj, Heewa+2 more
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Acute immune thrombocytopenic purpura in childhood Presentation and treatment A Hospital based study
Background: Acute idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a self – limiting illness, usually occurring after an infectious disease, and it is due to decrease number of circulating platelets manifests as a bleeding tendency, easy bruising (purpura ...
Mahjoob Al-Naddawi+2 more
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Splenectomy in patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: Analysis of 109 cases [PDF]
Objectives: Splenectomy is performed in order to provide the treatment in the patients with severe idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, refractory to medical treatment.
Akın Önder+8 more
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Salmonella has three clinical presentations: self-limiting gastroenteritis, a systemic syndrome (enteric or typhoid fever), and bacteremia with focal infection. Hematogenous infections can cause focal lesions, but unusual manifestations occur more
G Kanra+5 more
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The relationship between self-esteem and quality of life of patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura at Isfahan’s Sayed Al-Shohada Hospital, Iran, in 2013 [PDF]
Background: Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a chronic disease which is accompanied with hopelessness and loss of the sense of well-being due to its symptoms and treatment.
Hemati, Z., Kiani, D.
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