Danazol: A treatment option for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in hemodialysis patients
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Danazol in non-splenectomized patients with refractory idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
Seven non-splenectomized patients with chronic refractory idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura were treated with danazol 800 mg daily. All were glucocorticoid failures and four were refractory to all additional previous therapy. Five patients benefited from danazol and in two sustained normal platelet counts, for over 44 and 51 months, were observed. We conclude that danazol is useful for long t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nihon Toseki Igakkai Zasshi
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1340-3451,1883-082X
DOI: 10.4009/jsdt.50.635