Thrombocytopenia corrected by warfarin in antiphospholipid syndrome

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 769-771

  Wisbey, Heather L ^a   Klestov, Alex C ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Antiphospholipid syndrome; Renal thrombotic microangiopathy; SLE; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; HEPARIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ANTICOAGULANTS; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; WARFARIN;

EID: 0030007286     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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