Corticosteroid-responsive prolonged thrombocytopenia following dengue haemorrhagic fever.
A case of prolonged thrombocytopenia following dengue haemorrhagic fever in a 15 year old boy is reported. The mechanism was presumed to be immunological and he responded dramatically to oral prednisolone.
Leong
K W
KW
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur.
Srinivas
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D000293:Adolescent; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003715:Dengue / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones