Acquired amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia — four cases and a literature review
Lachowicz J, Post G, Moroff S, Mooney S. Acquired amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia — four cases and a literature review. Journal Of Small Animal Practice 2004, 45: 507-514. PMID: 15515801, DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2004.tb00197.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune-mediated diseasesAssociated infectious diseasesPositive antibody titresAntibody titresInitial bone marrow examinationInfectious diseasesBone marrow examinationInitial platelet countMarrow examinationMegakaryocytic hypoplasiaPlatelet countPositive titresPostmortem examinationInfectious organismsMyeloid cell linesDiseaseEhrlichia canisDogsTitresB. burgdorferiPrednisoneCell linesBurgdorferiTreatmentMinimal changes