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Ann Ist Super Sanita ; 34(4): 457-61, 1998.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10234876

ABSTRACT

Acute idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (AITP) in children is generally a benign disease with a high frequency of spontaneous remission. Nevertheless the debate over treating or not is still open, because of the high risk of hemorrhage as long as the platelet count remains below 20 x 10(9)/l. We have retrospectively evaluated 120 pediatric cases from our center, receiving different treatments at diagnosis: no treatment (76); IVIG: 400 mg/kg/d for 5 days (28); continuous oral PDN: 1-1.5 mg/kg/d for at least two weeks (16). No patients had been previously treated for AITP. Follow-up is up to fifty months. We found no significant differences as to the percentage of responses among the three groups. We conclude that waiting without treatment is safe and appropriate in most cases; whether the hemorrhagic risk suggests treatment, standard dose continuous oral PDN and IVIG may be equally effective, but IVIG may achieve a significantly faster rise in the platelet count. The timing of treatment and the cost/benefit ratio are discussed.


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Glucocorticoids/therapeutic use , Immunoglobulins, Intravenous/therapeutic use , Prednisone/therapeutic use , Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic/therapy , Acute Disease , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , Remission, Spontaneous , Retrospective Studies , Treatment Outcome
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Pediatr Med Chir ; 13(6): 639-40, 1991.
Article in Italian | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-1806925

ABSTRACT

The authors report the case of a boy, 9 years old, with a mass in the sternum and the anterior region of the mediastinum. A biopsy of the sternal mass was performed and demonstrated a Hodgkin disease variety nodular sclerosis. The disease was classified as stage III A after that two lymph nodes on the right side of the groin were revealed by lymphography. Therapy consisted of 6 alternate MOPP/ABVD cycles, followed by mantle and inverted Y field radiotherapy for a total of 25 Cg and 5 Cg booster on a sternum. During chemotherapy there was a complete regression of the disease in all sites. At present the patient is healthy and in complete remission and "off therapy", with a follow-up of 32 months. The most interesting aspect of this case is the sternum involvement as the initial manifestation of the nodular sclerosing form of Hodgkin's disease.


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Bone Neoplasms/diagnosis , Hodgkin Disease/diagnosis , Lymph Nodes/pathology , Sternum/pathology , Biopsy , Bone Neoplasms/pathology , Child , Hodgkin Disease/pathology , Humans , Male , Sclerosis/pathology
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