Successful eltrombopag treatment of refractory idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura associated with Crohn disease

Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol. 2015 Apr;39(2):e23-4. doi: 10.1016/j.clinre.2014.10.011. Epub 2014 Nov 13.

Authors

Elie El Rassy¹, Hampig Raphael Kourie², William Nehme², Samuel Georges², Elie Haddad², Roy Nasnas², Fadi Nasr²

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon. Electronic address: elie.rassy@hotmail.com.
² Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.

PMID: 25497274
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinre.2014.10.011

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Benzoates / therapeutic use*
Crohn Disease / complications
Female
Humans
Hydrazines / therapeutic use*
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / drug therapy*
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / etiology
Pyrazoles / therapeutic use*
Remission Induction

Substances

Benzoates
Hydrazines
Pyrazoles
eltrombopag