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High-Dose Intravenous  -Immunoglobulin Infusion in the Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Nomie G. Finn, MD;
Jen C. Wang, MD;
Kyung J. Hong, MD
Arch Intern Med. 1987;147(12):2165-2167.
Abstract
 Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura has been treated with plasmapheresis, exchange transfusion, splenectomy, antiplatelet compounds, glucocorticoids, and vincristine sulfate infusion. We describe a patient with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura who has failed on treatment with plasmapheresis, antiplatelet compounds, glucocorticoids, and vincristine, was successfully treated with high-dose  -immunoglobulin infusion, and has been maintained in prolonged remission without further immunoglobulin infusion for more than 14 months at the time of this report.
(Arch Intern Med 1987;147:2165-2167)
Author Affiliations
From the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication Sept 1, 1987.
Reprint requests to Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/ Oncology, Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, Linden Boulevard at Brookdale Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11212 (Dr Wang).
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