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Review
. 2020 Jun;189(6):1038-1043.
doi: 10.1111/bjh.16775. Epub 2020 Jun 2.

Practical guidance for the management of adults with immune thrombocytopenia during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sue Pavord  1 , Jecko Thachil  2 , Beverley J Hunt  3 , Mike Murphy  4 , Gillian Lowe  5 , Mike Laffan  6 , Mike Makris  7 , Adrian C Newland  8 , Drew Provan  9 , John D Grainger  10 , Quentin A Hill  11
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Review

Practical guidance for the management of adults with immune thrombocytopenia during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sue Pavord et al. Br J Haematol. 2020 Jun.

Abstract

This document aims to provide practical guidance for the assessment and management of patients with thrombocytopenia, with a particular focus on immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), during the COVID-19 pandemic. The intention is to support clinicians and, although recommendations have been provided, it is not a formal guideline. Nor is there sufficient evidence base to conclude that alternative approaches to treatment are incorrect. Instead, it is a consensus written by clinicians with an interest in ITP or coagulation disorders and reviewed by members of the UK ITP forum.

Keywords: ITP; TPO RA; intravenous immunoglobulin; platelets; steroids; thrombosis.

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