Systemic lupus erythematosus presenting with thrombocytopenia: Report of a child with positive anticardiolipin antibodies

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 231-234

  Kanra, Güler ^a   Erdem, Güliz ^a   Özen, Seza ^a   Yasar Anlar F ^a   Beşbaş, Nesrin ^a   Ceyhan, Mehmet ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anticardiolipin antibodies; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; PREDNISOLONE;

ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ANTIBODIES, ANTICARDIOLIPIN; CHILD; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC;

EID: 0029882658     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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