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Cochrane reviews

Betamethasone seems not to be useful for treating idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura during pregnancy, but the evidence is insufficient Betamethasone for Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura during Pregnancy.

Other evidence summaries

Oprelvekin may accelerate platelet recovery and reduce the need for platelet transfusion in chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia Oprelvekin in Chemotherapy-Induced Thrombocytopenia.
Immunosuppressive treatments may have only very modest effect in patients with ITP and persistent thrombocytopenia after splenectomy Treatments for ITP and Persistent Thrombocytopenia after Splenectomy.

OtherInternet resources

Sandler SG. Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura. eMedicine http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/202158-overview
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura. Orphanet ORPHA3002 http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/Disease_Search.php?lng=EN&data_id=784&Disease_Disease_Search_diseaseGroup=Thrombocytopenic-purpura--autoimmune&Disease_Disease_Search_diseaseType=Pat&Disease(s)/group of diseases=Immune-thrombocytopenic-purpura--Thrombo

Literature

Cines DB, Blanchette VS. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura. N Engl J Med 2002 Mar 28;346(13):995-1008. [PubMed]
Parker Levine S. Thrombocytopenia: Pathophysiology and classification. Lee G, Foerster J, Lukens J, Paraskevas F, Greer J, Rodgers G (editors). Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology, 8. painos. Williams & Wilkins 1998, s. 1579-632
Aster RH, Bougie DW. Drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia. N Engl J Med 2007 Aug 9;357(6):580-7. [PubMed]

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