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THROMBOCYTOPENIA AND ANAEMIA RESPONDING TO OXYMETHOLONE (“ADROYD”) THERAPY
Author(s) -
Reed Con S.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1969.tb107425.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care medicine , pediatrics
A case of hypoplastic anæmia is described in which increase occurred in the number of platelets and in the hæmoglobin value under the influence of oxymetholone. Cessation of oxymetholone treatment led to a return of thrombocytopenia, which responded to reintroduction of the drug.