title: Human gammaglobulin use in the treatment of severe thrombocytopenia associated with sarcoidosis.
abstract: Thrombocytopenia associated with sarcoidosis is an uncommon, yet potentially lethal, complication. The traditional treatment for the thrombocytopenia has been steroid therapy followed by splenectomy if steroid therapy fails. The use of human immunoglobulin as a potential therapy in a patient afflicted with thrombocytopenia and sarcoidosis is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, GA 30905-5650.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Guzzi
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Kucera
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lillis
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Hornstein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000628:therapy*; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000628:therapy*; D005719:gamma-Globulins / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D005719:gamma-Globulins; D011241:Prednisone