Abstract
Repeated courses of HD IVIg are reported to induce stable remission in a significant proportion of adults with chronic refractory ITP. We have treated 14 such patients obtaining a remission rate quite comparable to the 5–10% of spontaneous remission.
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Schiavotto, C., Ruggeri, M. & Rodeghiero, F. Failure of repeated courses of high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin to induce stable remission in patients with chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Ann Hematol 70, 89–90 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01834386
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01834386