Intravenous pulse methylprednisolone in chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenia.
- 1 August 1984
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Vol. 59 (8) , 777-779
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.59.8.777
Abstract
Two children with chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura unresponsive to either standard corticosteroid treatment or high dose intravenous gammaglobulin, or both, were treated with intravenous methylprednisolone (15 mg/kg/day) given in pulses over three consecutive days. Both children showed a positive response and are still in remission after three months.Keywords
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