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Cyclosporine or steroids as an adjunct to plasma exchange in the treatment of immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

2017; Elsevier BV; Volume: 1; Issue: 23 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1182/bloodadvances.2017009308

ISSN

2473-9537

Autores

Spero R. Cataland, Peter J. Kourlas, Shangbin Yang, Susan Geyer, Leslie Witkoff, Haiwa Wu, Camila Masias, James N. George, Haifeng Wu,

Tópico(s)

Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies

Resumo

Key Points Prednisone, as an adjunct to PEX, effectively suppresses the autoantibody inhibitor of ADAMTS13 in the treatment of iTTP.

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