title: Mega-dose intravenous methylprednisone for the treatment of onyalai: a case report.
abstract: Onyalai, a peculiar manifestation of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura characterized by a haemorrhagic bullae of the oral mucosa and lips, was diagnosed in a 1.5-month-old Turkish boy. He was treated with mega-dose intravenous methylprednisolone (30 mg/kg for 3 days) with prompt platelet response and improvement of oral mucosal findings.
authors.affiliation: Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Paediatrics, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozsoylu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ertürk
mesh_terms: D001768:Blister / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006472:Oral Hemorrhage / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D011696:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D008775:Methylprednisolone