Drug-induced immune cytopenias.
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Drugs can induce thrombocytopenia by several mechanisms, including marrow suppression and destruction of platelets in the peripheral blood by non-immune and immune mechanisms. We will review here current understanding of the immune mechanisms by which drugs promote immune-mediated platelet destruction resulting in thrombocytopenia.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Toxicology
دوره 209 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005