title: Corticosteroid-responsive prolonged thrombocytopenia following dengue haemorrhagic fever.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur.
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Leong
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Srinivas
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones