PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - Wilke, William S.
AU  - Alan Lichtin
TI  - Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: Guidance amid uncertainty
DP  - 1998 Nov 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 510--514
VI  - 65
IP  - 10
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/65/10/510.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/65/10/510.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1998 Nov 01; 65
AB  - Clinical guidelines for treating ITP are based on the consensus of an expert panel, as randomized trials are lacking. Newer genetically engineered treatments hold promise but await definitive study.