Medline ® Abstract for Reference 81
of 'Drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia'
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Abciximab-associated profound thrombocytopenia: therapy with immunoglobulin and platelet transfusion.
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Kereiakes DJ, Essell JH, Abbottsmith CW, Broderick TM, Runyon JP
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Am J Cardiol. 1996;78(10):1161.
First-time abciximab administration was associated with acute profound thrombocytopenia in 4 of 575 consecutive patients. Therapy with platelet transfusion, but not intravenous immunoglobulin, was associated with a rapid and sustained increment in circulating platelet count and clinical hemostasis.
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Department of Cardiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Ohio, USA.
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