Partial Splenic Artery Embolization in the Management of Acute Immune Thrombocytopenia Refractory to Medical Treatment
Our case details a 60-year-old man with cirrhosis from hepatitis C referred to hematology for severe thrombocytopenia after right hemiglossectomy in the setting of squamous cell tongue cancer. Acute immune thrombocytopenia was diagnosed. Platelet transfusions, high-dose steroids, intravenous immunog...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American College of Physicians
2023-03-01
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| Series: | Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases |
| Online Access: | https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2022.0821 |
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