[A therapeutic strategy in elderly patients with ITP].
The various spare ability of the internal organs declines in the elderly ITP. There are not a few who have some complications such as diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. So, various restrictions are often taken in the treatment. PSL is the effective drug most securely against ITP. However, it is necessary in elderly ITP to reduce the amount of PSL, because the various side effects including the decline of QOL. On the other hand, the elimination therapy against Helicobacter pylori is carried out for only one week and remission lasts for a long time, and side effect is little. This elimination therapy is useful treatment for elderly ITP. It is important to improve and elevate QOL of the patient.
Kawakami
Keiichiro
K
Department of Hematology, Showa University School of Medicine.
Tomoyasu
Shigeru
S
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000628:therapy*