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2. Rituximab - Wikipedia

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   Rituximab, sold under the brand name Rituxan among others, is a monoclonal antibody medication used to treat certain autoimmune diseases and types of cancer. [18] It is used for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (in children and adults, but not recommended in elderly patients), rheumatoid arthritis, granulomatosis with polyangiitis, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura ...

3. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura - Wikipedia

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   Pregnant women with ITP are 1.83 times more likely to have bleeding episodes during pregnancy compared to non-pregnant females with ITP, however, with proper treatment, platelets rarely drop below 30,000. [63] In ITP, severe bleeding is a rare occurrence, and with treatment maternal deaths due to ITP are extremely rare. [63]

4. Immunoglobulin therapy - Wikipedia

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   Immunoglobulin therapy is the use of a mixture of antibodies (normal human immunoglobulin) to treat several health conditions. [13] [14] These conditions include primary immunodeficiency, immune thrombocytopenic purpura, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, Kawasaki disease, certain cases of HIV/AIDS and measles, Guillain–Barré syndrome, and certain other infections when a ...

5. Thrombocytopenic purpura - Wikipedia

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   Thrombocytopenic purpura are purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of causes, [1] such as kaposi sarcoma. Types [ edit ]

6. Drug-induced thrombocytopenic purpura - Wikipedia

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   Drug-induced thrombocytopenic purpura is a skin condition result from a low platelet count due to drug-induced anti-platelet antibodies caused by drugs such as heparin, sulfonamides, digoxin, quinine, and quinidine.

7. Rho(D) immune globulin - Wikipedia

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   Rh o (D) immune globulin (RhIG) is a medication used to prevent RhD isoimmunization in mothers who are RhD negative and to treat idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) in people who are Rh positive. [2] It is often given both during and following pregnancy. [2] It may also be used when RhD-negative people are given RhD-positive blood. [2]