Megadose Methylprednisolone for Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
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High-dose methylprednisolone for chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
Prof Şinasi Özsoylu, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Hematology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06100 (Turkey) I have read with interest the article by Mazzucconi et al. [1] entitled ‘Danazol Therapy in Refractory Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura’ in the recent issue of the journal. I would like to bring to the authors’ attention that marked improvement of platelet ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Haematologica
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0001-5792,1421-9662
DOI: 10.1159/000204388