title: Thrombocytopenia during childhood: what the pediatrician needs to know.
authors.affiliation: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Children's Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: George R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Buchanan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000502:physiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010976:Platelet Count; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D018029:Rho(D) Immune Globulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013156:Splenectomy; D013163:Splenomegaly; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D007155:Immunologic Factors; D018029:Rho(D) Immune Globulin