title: [Treatment of chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura with small dose heparin: a report of 12 cases].
abstract: In order to determine the curative effect of small dose heparin for treatment of chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (CITP), a total of 12 CITP patients, who were failed with prednisone and immunosuppressants over 6 months, had been treated with subcutaneous injection of small dose heparin. The curative effects were seen in 8 patients and there were no exacerbation of hemorrhage during the therapy. The results showed that it is effective and safe to use this treatment for CITP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Pingdingshan First People's Hospital, Pingdingshan 467000, China.
authors.forename: Min-Fang
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Min-Ying
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Guo-Sheng
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010314:Partial Thromboplastin Time; D011517:Prothrombin Time; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013918:Thrombin Time; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014914:Whole Blood Coagulation Time
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D006493:Heparin