1 online resource (129 pages) : color illustrations, digital file
Contents
Addressing current treatment options for autoimmune thrombocytopenia / Abdulgabar Salama -- Pathogenesis / Matthieu Mahévas & Bertrand Godeau -- Symptoms and diagnosis / Oliver Meyer -- Treatment guidelines & algorithm / Axel Matzdorff -- Steroids / Roberto Stasi -- Immunoglobulins / Paul Imbach -- Immunosuppressants / Francesco Zaja, Stefano Volpetti & Michele Baccarani -- Thrombopoietin receptor agonists / Yoshiaki Tomiyama -- Platelet transfusion / Abdulgabar Salama -- Surgical approach / Eduardo M. Targarona, Julio Lopez Monclova, Carlos Rodriguez Luppi, Carmen Balagué & Manuel Trías -- Index
Summary
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
