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| Year : 2008 | Volume
: 62
| Issue : 11 | Page : 452-455 |
Dapsone, danazol, and intrapartum splenectomy in refractory ITP complicating pregnancy
Lilly Varghese1, Auro Viswabandya2, Arpit Jacob Mathew3
1 Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit 1, Christian Medical College, Ida Scudder Road, Vellore, India
2 Department of Clinical Haematology, Christian Medical College, Ida Scudder Road, Vellore, India
3 Department of General Surgery, Christian Medical College, Ida Scudder Road, Vellore, India
Correspondence Address:
Lilly Varghese
Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit 1, Christian Medical College, Ida Scudder Road, Vellore - 632 004
India
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.44483 PMID: 19265235
Currently there is no consensus on the treatment of refractory idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) complicating pregnancy. Our patient with chronic ITP complicating pregnancy, who was refractory to steroids, dapsone, and danazol, was treated successfully with intrapartum splenectomy.
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