Hydroxychloroquine is a good second-line treatment for adults with immune thrombocytopenia and positive antinuclear antibodies

Autor: Amelie Chabrol, Matthieu Mahévas, Bertrand Godeau, Marc Michel, Nicolas Limal, Laetitia Languille, Mehdi Khellaf, Philippe Bierling, Françoise Roudot-Thoraval
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: American Journal of Hematology. 89:194-198
ISSN: 0361-8609
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.23609
Popis: Treatment of patients with lupus-associated thrombocytopenia (SLE-ITP) is not standardized. We report data on efficacy and safety of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in this setting and in ITP patients with positive antinuclear antibodies (ANA) without definite SLE. Inclusion criteria were: definite diagnosis of ITP with a platelet count (PLT)
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