Quality of life improvements following eltrombopag treatment in children with chronic immune thrombocytopenia: Case report

• Main Authors: Nongnuch Sirachainan, Pakawan Wongwerawattanakoon, Duantida Songdej, Ampaiwan Chuansumrit, Surapong Lertthammakiat
• Other Authors: Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/78299
• Institution: Mahidol University

The present case series described six chronic immune thrombocytopenia patients (cITP), with a median age of 7.7 (7.0 to 13.0) years and low platelet count at 15,500 (7,000 to 20,000)/uL. They were suffering from bleeding symptoms and side effects of treatment. After enrollment, they were treated wit...