Tooth Extraction in a Hepatic Cirrhosis Patient Receiving the Novel Oral Thrombopoietin Receptor Agonist Lusutrombopag

Lusutrombopag was administered to a patient with thrombocytopenia due to chronic liver disease before an invasive procedure. Lusutrombopag, the first drug of its kind, was developed to improve platelet count thereby, avoiding the need for platelet transfusion. Lusutrombopag is potentially effectiv...

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Main Authors: Shin-ichiro Hiraoka, Kohei Kawamura, Tetsuya Seikai, Tadataka Tsuji, Mikihiko Kogo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2017-11-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/10898/30345_281117_30345_CE(RA1)_F(T)_PF1(PT_AA_AP)_PFA(MJ_GG)_PFA2(MJ_GG).pdf