Effect of corticosteroids on factor VIII level - 07/10/17
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An investigation was performed to determinewhether exogenous corticosteroids had any measurable effect on the plasma level of factor VIII in seven subjects with hemophilia and in 3 subjects with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. The mean factor VIII levels in the hemophilic patients were 5.7 per cent, 5.9 per cent, and 5.8 per cent and in children with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura were 101 per cent, 103 per cent, and 101 per cent before, during, and after prednisolone therapy, respectively. It is concluded that corticosteroids in the doses administered in this investigation had no significant effect on factor VIII levels in hemophilic and nonhemophilic subjects.
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Vol 71 - N° 6
P. 878-880 - décembre 1967 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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