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1. Romiplostim therapy as a second-line treatment before splenectomy for refractory immune thrombocytopenia in a cirrhotic patient with iatrogenic Cushing syndrome secondary to corticosteroids.

Author

Casanovas Taltavull, Teresa and Peña‐Cala, Maria Carmen

Subjects
*DRUG administration, *SPLENECTOMY, *CUSHING'S syndrome, *CORTICOSTEROIDS, *THROMBOCYTOPENIA
Abstract

Key Clinical Message Our case report discusses the usefulness of administering romiplostim as a second-line treatment before splenectomy in a cirrhotic patient with immune thrombocytopenia who developed corticosteroid-induced Cushing's syndrome. Corticosteroids were tapered and consequently withdrawn. The patient made a full recovery postsplenectomy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2017
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2. Romiplostim therapy as a second‐line treatment before splenectomy for refractory immune thrombocytopenia in a cirrhotic patient with iatrogenic Cushing syndrome secondary to corticosteroids

Author

Teresa Casanovas Taltavull and Maria Carmen Peña-Cala

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, medicine.medical_treatment, iatrogenic Cushing syndrome, Splenectomy, Cushing's syndrome, Case Report, Case Reports, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Chronic liver disease, hypersplenism, splenectomy, 03 medical and health sciences, Iatrogenic Cushing Syndrome, 0302 clinical medicine, Refractory, medicine, Administration of drugs, Romiplostim, Second line treatment, business.industry, Cirrhotic patient, General Medicine, romiplostim, medicine.disease, Immune thrombocytopenia, Surgery, Síndrome de Cushing, immune thrombocytopenia, Immunology, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Administració de medicaments, business, medicine.drug
Abstract

Key Clinical Message Our case report discusses the usefulness of administering romiplostim as a second-line treatment before splenectomy in a cirrhotic patient with immune thrombocytopenia who developed corticosteroid-induced Cushing's syndrome. Corticosteroids were tapered and consequently withdrawn. The patient made a full recovery postsplenectomy.

Published
2017

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