Premium
High‐dose intravenous immunoglobulin for post‐transfusion purpura
Author(s) -
Becker T.,
Panzer S.,
Maas D.,
Kiefel V.,
Sprenger R.,
Kirschbaum M.,
MuellerEckhardt C.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
british journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.907
H-Index - 186
eISSN - 1365-2141
pISSN - 0007-1048
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2141.1985.tb04071.x
Subject(s) - medicine , antibody , purpura (gastropod) , transfusion reaction , intravenous immunoglobulins , immunology , biology , ecology
S ummary . Five patients with post‐transfusion purpura (four due to Zw(a), one presumably due to HLA antibodies) were treated with intravenous immunoglobulin (IgG) at doses of 0.4 g per kg body weight. IgG therapy was immediately effective as indicated by cessation of bleeding and rise of platelet counts in four out of five cases.