Table of Contents
TREATMENT OF ADULTS WITH ITP: WHEN AND HOW
ITP
Cause of ITP
Course of ITP
How Do We Learn What Happens to Patients with ITP?
Johanna E. A. Portielje and colleagues from Rotterdam, “Morbidity and mortality in adults with ITP”, Blood 2001; volume 97: pages 2549-2554.
Annette J. Neylon and colleagues from York, UK, “ITP in adults: a prospective cohort of 245 patients”, British Journal of Haematology 2003; volume 122: pages 966-974
Age of ITP Patients (Neylon)
Deaths Caused by Bleeding (Portielje)
Deaths Related to Complications of Treatment (Portielje)
Deaths Caused by Bleeding (Neylon)
Deaths related to Complications of Treatment (Neylon)
Deaths Related to ITP: Summary
Long-Term Outcomes of ITP
Treatment of Patients with ITP
Splenectomy for ITP
Complications of Splenectomy
Response to Splenectomy
Treatment of ITP
ITP: Goal of Treatment
Management of ITP in Adults
Initial Treatment of ITP in Adults
ITP in a 46 yo Woman
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Management of ITP in Adults
ITP: Response to Splenectomy
Splenectomy for ITP
Management of ITP in Adults
Treatment of ITP After Failure of Splenectomy
Rituximab for Adults with ITP
Rituximab for Adults with ITP
Complementary, Alternative, and Herbal Remedies
Regulation of Herbal Remedies
Complementary, Alternative, Herbal Medicine for ITP
Complementary, Alternative, Herbal Medicine for ITP
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Patient 1
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Patient 2
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Patient 3
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Conclusions
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