Efficacy and Safety of Rituximab for Refractory and Relapsing Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: A Cohort of 10 Cases
Objective Idiopathic thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a life-threatening disorder mediated by autoantibodies directed against ADAMTS13. This provides a rationale for the use of rituximab in this disorder. We report our experience and the outcome of 10 cases of TTP (9 refractory and 1 rel...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2015-01-01
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Series: | Clinical Medicine Insights: Blood Disorders |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4137/CMBD.S25326 |