%0 Journal Article
%T Vitamina C y extractos de Achillea millefolium como primera l¨ªnea de terapia en el tratamiento de p¨²rpura trombocitop¨¦nica
%A Ma. Yadhira Rosas Bravo
%A Juli¨¢n Alejandro Yunes Rojas
%A Enrique Gonz¨¢lez Vergara
%J Revista Cubana de Investigaciones Biom£¿£¿dicas
%D 2003
%I ECIMED
%X Se present¨® una paciente conp¨²rpura trombocitop¨¦nica idiop¨¢tica cr¨®nica por m¨¢s de 24 a os, con esplenectom¨ªa realizada y refractaria a la terapia de una gran variedad de agentes, que hab¨ªa sido tratada con una combinaci¨®n de ascorbato de sodio y extractos de Achillea millefolium. La calidad de vida de la paciente mejor¨® significativamente y fue capaz de procrear 3 hijos. Se realiz¨® un reporte del seguimiento de esta paciente a lo largo de 8 a os, las implicaciones en el entendimiento de p¨²rpura trobocitop¨¦nica idiop¨¢tica y su potencial tratamiento. A female patient who had been suffering from idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura for more than 24 years was presented. She had undergone splenectomy and she was refractory to therapy with a great number of agents. She had been treated with a combination of sodium ascorbate and extracts from Achillea millefolium. The quality of life of the patient improved significantly and she was able to have 3 children. It was made a report of the 8-year follow-up of this patient, the implications in the understanding of ITP and its potential treatment.
%K ACIDO ASCORBICO
%K MILLEFOLIUM
%K PLANTAS MEDICINALES
%K EXTRACTOS VEGETALES
%K P¨²RPURA TROMBOCITOPENICA IDIOPATICA
%K ASCORBIC ACID
%K MILLEFOLIUM
%K PLANTS
%K MEDICINAL
%K PLANT EXTRACTS
%K PURPURA
%K THROMBOCYTOPENIC
%K IDOPATHIC
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