HIV-Related Thrombocytopenia

HIV-Related Thrombocytopenia

To the Editor: Ballem and colleagues (Dec. 17 issue) 1 make important contributions to the understanding of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related thrombocytopenia, emphasizing the role of decreased production of platelets, possibly due to viral infection of “neglected” megakaryocytes, as the ac...

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Veröffentlicht in:The New England journal of medicine 1993-06, Vol.328 (24), p.1785-1786
Hauptverfasser: Landonio, G, Nosari, A, Spinelli, F
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
AIDS/HIV
HIV Infections - blood
Humans
Male
Platelet Count
Thrombocytopenia - blood
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Zusammenfassung:To the Editor: Ballem and colleagues (Dec. 17 issue) 1 make important contributions to the understanding of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related thrombocytopenia, emphasizing the role of decreased production of platelets, possibly due to viral infection of “neglected” megakaryocytes, as the accompanying editorial puts it 2 . We studied the survival of 111 In-labeled autologous platelets in a group of intravenous drug users with HIV-related thrombocytopenia that was severe (
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJM199306173282414