Megadose Methyl-Prednisolone (MDMP) for Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Journal Title: Turkish Journal of Hematology - Year 2013, Vol 30, Issue 2
Abstract
To the Editor, Üsküdar Teke and colleagues originally used 1 mg kg–1 day–1 methylprednisolone (MDMP) for their patient with autoimmune hemolytic anemia without improvement, and after 3 weeks of steroid treatment splenic infarct developed.The patient was splenectomized but the hemolytic anemia again did not improve. Therefore, azathioprine was prescribed [1].
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Şinasi Özsoylu
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- DOI 10.4274/Tjh.2013.0052
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