A serious thrombotic event in a patient with immune thrombocytopenia requiring intravenous immunoglobulin: a case report

Abstract Background Immune thrombocytopenia is an acquired autoimmune disease. Recently, there has been evidence of thrombotic risk in patients with immune thrombocytopenia, but the mechanism is still inconclusive. Intravenous immunoglobulin infusion therapy is considered an efficient treatment; how...

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Main Authors: Tarinee Rungjirajittranon, Weerapat Owattanapanich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1955-x