Corticosteroid responsive prolonged thrombocytopenia in a case of dengue fever
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Corticosteroid-responsive prolonged thrombocytopenia following dengue haemorrhagic fever.
A case of prolonged thrombocytopenia following dengue haemorrhagic fever in a 15 year old boy is reported. The mechanism was presumed to be immunological and he responded dramatically to oral prednisolone.
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2013-200249