Romiplostim therapy as a second‐line treatment before splenectomy for refractory immune thrombocytopenia in a cirrhotic patient with iatrogenic Cushing syndrome secondary to corticosteroids

Our case report discusses the usefulness of administering romiplostim as a second‐line treatment before splenectomy in a cirrhotic patient with immune thrombocytopenia who developed corticosteroid‐induced Cushing's syndrome. Corticosteroids were tapered and consequently withdrawn. The patient m...

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Autores principales: Casanovas Taltavull, Teresa, Peña‐Cala, Maria Carmen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5290496/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28174643
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.667

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5290496/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28174643
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.667

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