Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia: An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

by Liebman, Howard

• ISBN13: 9781437712285
• ISBN10: 1437712282
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-12-01
• Publisher: SAUNDERS W B CO

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Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
The Immune Thrombocytopenia Syndrome: A Disorder of Diverse Pathogenesis and Clinical Presentation	p. 1155
Antiplatelet Antibodies in Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia and Their Role in Platelet Destruction and Defective Platelet Production	p. 1163
Infections, Antigen-Presenting Cells, T Cells, and Immune Tolerance: Their Role in the Pathogenesis of Immune Thrombocytopenia	p. 1177
Thrombopoietin and Platelet Production in Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia	p. 1193
Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia in Adults: Epidemiology and Clinical Presentation	p. 1213
Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia in Children: Epidemiology and Clinical Presentation	p. 1223
Immune Thrombocytopenia in Patients with Connective Tissue Disorders and the Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome	p. 1239
Thyroid Disease in Patients with Immune Thrombocytopenia	p. 1251
Immune Thrombocytopenia in Lymphoproliferative Disorders	p. 1261
Infectious Causes of Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia	p. 1275
Immune Thrombocytopenia in Pregnancy	p. 1299
Intravenous Immunoglobulin and Anti-RhD Therapy in the Management of Immune Thrombocytopenia	p. 1317
Traditional and New Approaches to the Management of Immune Thrombocytopenia: Issues of When and Who to Treat	p. 1329
Index	p. 1343
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