Steroid-Resistant immune thrombocytopenia: Challenges and solutions
Immune Thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by a platelet count of <100 × 109/L in the absence of other underlying causes of thrombocytopenia and increased risk of bleeding. Glucocorticoids are the mainstay drugs of treatment for ITP. The response rate to steroid...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2021-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Applied Sciences and Clinical Practice |
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Online Access: | http://www.jascp.org/article.asp?issn=2772-364X;year=2021;volume=2;issue=2;spage=33;epage=41;aulast=Basavarajegowda |