One-day intravenous therapy with high-dose gamma-globulin for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
The effects of one-day intravenous therapy with gamma-globulin in a 25-year-old man with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura are reported. The patient showed resistance to prednisolone and had bleeding tendency. The thrombocytopenia improved after the intravenous administration of gamma-globulin at a dose of 1 g/kg. Splenectomy was carried out. The results suggested that the usual dose of gamma-globulin is not always necessary. The half-dose increased the platelet count.
Sasaki
A
A
Furukawa
Y
Y
Inoue
T
T
Yamane
T
T
Sannomiya
Y
Y
Im
T
T
Tatsumi
N
N
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007116:Immunization, Passive; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D010976:Platelet Count; D011696:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D005719:gamma-Globulins / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D005719:gamma-Globulins