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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816859303321

Titolo

Current & emerging treatments for immune thrombocytopenia / / editor, Abdulgabar Salama

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Future Medicine Ltd., , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

1-78084-195-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (135 p.)

Disciplina

616.157

Soggetti

Thrombocytopenia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Title page; Copyright form; Contents; Foreword. Addressing current treatment options for autoimmune thrombocytopenia; 1. Pathogenesis; 2. Symptoms and diagnosis; 3. Treatment guidelines & algorithm; 4. Steroids; 5. Immunoglobulins; 6. Immunosuppressants; 7. Thrombopoietin receptor agonists; 8. Platelet transfusion; 9. Surgical approach; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is the best characterized human autoimmune disease and affects approximately 5% of the world's population. Clinically, it is defined by a low platelet count and increased bleeding risk. In this book, international experts provide a rounded overview of the disease and its management.