MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC IDIOPATHIC THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA WITH SPLENECTOMY
<p>Background. Treatment of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) with plasma exchange (PE) has reduced mortality rates from 90% in untreated patients to less than 20%. Despite primary effective PE, relapses occur in up to 40% of patients. Beside PE, second line treatment options are corti...
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| Language: | English |
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Slovenian Medical Association
2002-07-01
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| Series: | Zdravniški Vestnik |
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| Online Access: | http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/1611 |