Document 0441
 DOCN  M9490441
 TI    Thrombocytopenia in the HIV-infected patient.
 DT    9411
 AU    Aster RH; Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
 SO    Hosp Pract (Off Ed). 1994 Aug 15;29(8):81-6. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/94334408
 AB    Autoimmune thrombocytopenia occurs in 15% to 20% of patients with HIV
       infection. When prednisone fails, the conventional choice is
       splenectomy. When splenectomy fails, other options, established and
       investigational, still exist.
 DE    Adult  Autoimmune Diseases/*COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS/IMMUNOLOGY/THERAPY
       Case Report  Danazol/*THERAPEUTIC USE  Gamma Globulins/THERAPEUTIC USE
       Human  HIV Infections/*COMPLICATIONS  Male  Prednisone/*THERAPEUTIC USE
       Recurrence  *Splenectomy
       Thrombocytopenia/*COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS/IMMUNOLOGY/THERAPY  JOURNAL
       ARTICLE

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