Resistant thrombocytopenia in an HIV and hepatitis C patient: treatment response with novel agent eltrombopag

HIV-associated thrombocytopenia is a dis- ease which can be recurrent to standard therapy which includes highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) therapy, steroids and immunoglobulin. We report a patient with HIV and hepatitis C who presented with resistant thrombocytopenia. Treatment with Eltro...

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Main Authors: Rajakrishnan Vijayakrishnan, Sourbha Dani, Aparna Ramasubramanian, Rekha Nair, Tony M. Samaha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-03-01
Series:Clinics and Practice
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Online Access:https://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/43