title: Good response to cyclosporin in a child with acquired thrombocytopenic purpura.
abstract: Acquired amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia is an unusual hematological disorder characterized by thrombocytopenia along with markedly diminished megakaryocytes in the bone marrow. There is no uniform consensus on the treatment and the case reports in pediatric age group are few. The authors report a child with this condition who responded to cyclosporine alone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Shuchita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Seema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.forename: Ankur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: R N Mandal
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Ravi
authors.forename: Silky
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jain
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D011696:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016572:Cyclosporine