INTRAVENOUS GAMMA-GLOBULIN IN REFRACTORY THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA

Authors
NOSARI A MUTI G BUSNACH G CANTONI S STRINCHINI A MORRA E
Citation
A. Nosari et al., INTRAVENOUS GAMMA-GLOBULIN IN REFRACTORY THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA, Acta haematologica, 96(4), 1996, pp. 255-257
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Hematology
Journal title
Acta haematologica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00015792
Volume
96
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
255 - 257
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-5792(1996)96:4<255:IGIRTT>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
We report the case of a young woman with refractory thrombotic thrombo cytopenic purpura (TTP), treated with different therapies (standard th erapy with plasma exchange, prostacyclin infusion, vincristine sulfate ) and responding to these for brief periods. High-dose immunoglobulin (400 mg/kg/day for 5 days), on the other hand, yielded a complete resp onse which has lasted for 14 months up to the time of this report.