JN George, SH Woolf, GE Raskob, JS Wasser, LM … - Blood, 1996 - moon.ouhsc.edu DIOPATHIC thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP, also I known as primary immune thrombocytopenic
purpura) ... SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS Children Diagnosis The diagnosis of ITP
is based principally on the history, physical examination, complete blood count, and ... Cited by 1084 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 10 versions
JC Andersen - The New England journal of medicine, 1994 - nejm.highwire.org Background Most patients with chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura have a response
to corticosteroids or intravenous immune globulin, but improvement is often transitory. Splenectomy
may provide only a short-term benefit. Because pulsed high-dose therapy with potent ... Cited by 176 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►annals.org R McMillan - Annals of internal medicine, 1997 - Am Coll Physicians Adult chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a common hematologic disorder; about
14 000 to 16 000 new cases occur each year in the United States.Initial treatment with corticosteroids
and splenectomy results in normal or "safe" platelet counts in more than 70% of patients. ... Cited by 166 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
S Kumar, F Diehn, M Gertz, A Tefferi - Annals of Hematology, 2002 - Springer Abstract Information regarding prognostic determi- nants of outcome after splenectomy for adult
immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and the management of postsplenectomy relapse is
limited. Among 140 adult pa- tients with ITP who had therapeutic splenectomy at our ... Cited by 78 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
I Quiquandon, P Fenaux, MT Caulier, D Pagniez, … - Br J …, 1990 - interscience.wiley.com We treated 53 adults (mean age 54 years, range 17-89; 37 females and 16 males) with chronic
idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) by azathioprine. All patients had received at least
one form of therapy (including splenectomy in 40 patients) and had less than 50 x 10 9 /1 ... Cited by 79 - Related articles - All 2 versions
- ►annals.org [PDF] SK Vesely, JJ Perdue, MA Rizvi, DR Terrell, … - Annals of internal …, 2004 - Am Coll Physicians Background: Treatment of chronic refractory idiopathic throm- bocytopenic purpura is a dilemma
because many patients have minimal symptoms, response to treatment is uncertain, and
treat- ments may have serious adverse effects. Purpose: To determine the effectiveness of ... Cited by 79 - Related articles - All 7 versions
T Facon, M Caulier, P Fenaux, I Plantier, X … - American journal of …, 1992 - interscience.wiley.com From 1969 to 1985 we discovered accessory spleens in 8 patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenic
purpura (ITP) who relapsed or failed after splenectomy. Imaging of accessory spleen used a
liver spleen scintigraphy with heat-treated RBC labeled with Tc-99m. Platelet kinetic ... Cited by 61 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
G ALAN, KHJAN BROX, AF AXEL - British journal of …, 1988 - interscience.wiley.com The treatment of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) includes corticosteroids,
danazol, splenectomy and various immunosuppressives. Treatment can be difficult for those
patients refractory to these modalities and/or those patients intolerant of the secondary ... Cited by 45 - Related articles - All 4 versions
E Bourgeois, MT Caulier, C Delarozee, M … - British journal of …, 2003 - interscience.wiley.com Summary. Splenectomy remains the most effective treatment of chronic autoimmune idiopathic
thrombocytopenia (ITP) (ie of > 6 months duration). Treatment of patients refractory to splenectomy
(with absence of response or relapse after initial response) is difficult, and their long-term ... Cited by 46 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
A Manoharan - British journal of haematology, 1991 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov 1: Br J Haematol. 1991 Oct;79(2):143-7. Treatment of refractory idiopathic
thrombocytopenic purpura in adults. Manoharan A. St George Hospital, Kogarah, Sydney,
NSW, Australia. Publication Types: Review. Mesh Terms: Adjuvants ... Cited by 40 - Related articles - All 3 versions
