title: Successful therapy of sarcoidosis-associated thrombocytopenia refractory to corticosteroids by a single course of human gammaglobulins.
abstract: Thrombocytopenia developed in a 21-year-old patient with sarcoidosis when corticosteroid therapy was discontinued. Platelet-associated IgGs were elevated. High-dose cortisone did not affect the thrombocytopenia. However, platelet counts remained normal for more than 1.5 years following intravenous treatment with a single course of human gammaglobulins.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005448:Fluocortolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007116:Immunization, Passive; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000628:therapy*; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D005448:Fluocortolone; D011239:Prednisolone