Journal article
Current Concepts in the Treatment of Immune Thrombocytopenia
Abstract
Platelet destruction by antibodies is a common cause, of thrombocytopenia. In this review, various treatments for immune thrombocytopenia are discussed, with emphasis on corticosteroids, splenectomy, danazol, high-dose immunoglobulin G, anti-Rhesus globulin, colchicine and cytotoxic, immuftosuppressive agents such as cyclophosphamide and azathioprine. An approach to the treatment of adult idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is reviewed in …
Authors
Warkentin TE; Kelton JG
Journal
Drugs, Vol. 40, No. 4, pp. 531–542
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
October 1990
DOI
10.2165/00003495-199040040-00004
ISSN
0012-6667