Efficacy and safety of splenectomy in adult autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is a rare hematologic disease, primarily affecting adults or children with immunodeficiency disease. First-line therapy consists of long course of steroids administration, with an early complete response rate (CRr) of 75-80%, but up to 20-30% of patients requires a...
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Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2016-01-01
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Series: | Open Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2016-0068 |